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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.
Nude Sitting on a Divan (The Beautiful Roman Woman) is an oil on canvas painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani depicting a partially draped woman seated with crossed legs against a warm red background. The work was one of a series of nudes painted by Modigliani in 1917 that created a sensation when exhibited in Paris that year.
Ibaraki, Exposition Amedeo Modigliani au Japon, Museum of Modern Art, 1992-93 - nº 35; Lugano, Amedeo Modigliani, Museo d'Arte Moderna, 1999 - nº 53; Buffalo NY, Modigliani and the artists of Montparnasse, Albright-Knox Gallery, 2002-2003 - nº 30; Fort Worth, Modigliani and the artists of Montparnasse, Kimbell Art Museum, 2002-2003 - nº 30
Reclining Nude is a painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Done in oil on canvas in 1917, the painting was one of Modigliani's celebrated series of nudes. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. [1]
Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings.
Modigliani met Jeanne Hébuterne, a 19-year-old art student, in the spring of 1917 through the Russian sculptor Chana Orloff. Soon Modigliani ended his relationship with the English poet and art critic Beatrice Hastings and a short time later Hébuterne and Modigliani moved together into a studio on the Rue de la Grande Chaumière. [2]
Reclining Nude (On the Left Side) (French: Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)) is a 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani. [2] The painting was included in a 2017/2018 Tate Modern exhibition of Modigliani's works. [3] The painting was sold by auction by Sotheby's in April 2018. [2]
Reclining Nude on Blue Cushion (French: Nu Couché au coussin Bleu) is an oil on canvas painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani created in 1916. [1] The painting is one of the dozens of nudes created by Modigliani between 1916 and 1919.