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Amedeo Modigliani

1884–1920

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Biography

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: ; Italian: ڲˈɛː ǻ徱ˈːԾ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures — works that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. By 1912, Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne.

Modigliani's oeuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His main subjects were portraits and full figures, both in the images and in the sculptures. Modigliani had little success while alive but after his death achieved great popularity. He died of tubercular meningitis, at the age of 35, in Paris.

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Artworks

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  • Portrait of a Girl

    Amedeo Modigliani
    c.1917
  • The Little Peasant

    Amedeo Modigliani
    c.1918
    On display at part of In the Studio
  • Caryatid

    Amedeo Modigliani
    .1913–14
  • Madame Zborowska

    Amedeo Modigliani
    1918
  • Caryatid with a Vase

    Amedeo Modigliani
    c.1914
  • Head

    Amedeo Modigliani
    .1911–12
    On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives

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