Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: ; Italian: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 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 ...

The Modigliani Initiative is an independent, 501 (c) (3) nonprofit research organization dedicated to supporting the artistic legacy of the renowned, early twentieth-century artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884–1920).

Oct 24, 2024 · Such is the legend of Italian 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani. If you generously mark the start of his career at age 14, when he first took art classes, this painter and sculptor was...

Jan 9, 2025 · “How interesting it was to witness the birth of a painting!” wrote Anna (Hanka) Zborowska in her notebooks recounting the years she spent with her partner, art dealer Léopold Zborowski, and the artist Amedeo Modigliani. 1 Zborowska had a front-row seat to the painter at work. She was among Modigliani’s most frequent models and sat for ...

Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920) is considered among the greatest painters to have lifted a brush. He mainly painted portraits and nudes, developing a style which proved scandalous in his own...

Modigliani: Instinctive Mystery. By Laura Heyrman “What I look for is neither reality nor unreality but the subconscious, the instinctive mystery of the human race.” – Amedeo Modigliani

A short life, cut short by a lung disease at a young age, but an intense creative parabola: Amedeo Modigliani is the artist in question. Amedeo Modigliani (Leghorn, 1884 - Paris, 1920) falls into a category of artists who decided to leave their native country and move to France.

Jan 20, 2025 · Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor whose portraits and nudes—characterized by asymmetrical compositions, elongated figures, and a simple but monumental use of line—are among the most important portraits of the 20th century.

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) was an Italian Jewish artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century and of all time. Each year, he is among the top-selling artists (as noted on the Louise Blouin Art Sales Index).

Modigliani's portraiture achieves a unique combination of specificity and generalization. His portraits convey his subjects' personalities, while his trademark stylization and use of recurring motifs - long necks and almond-shaped eyes - lends them uniformity.