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  1. Dec 2, 2017 · Of all the striking characteristics seen in Modiglianis portraits, be they the elongated visages or the disfigured features, the mysterious, hazy eyes of the sitters capture the true essence of the painter’s style.

  2. Sep 5, 2017 · The 150 drawings, paintings and sculptures on display from Modiglianis early years in Paris bring into sharp relief the fact that Modigliani was a multiculturalist even before multiculturalism existed.

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  3. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: / ˌmoʊdiːlˈjɑːni /; 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.

  4. Jul 2, 2021 · Modigliani was far less cursed than we think. In France they analyzed 28 of his works, and an exhibition in Lille now reveals the Livorno painter's secrets.

    • His nudes were very controversial. For his first and only solo exhibition, Modigliani painted a series of nudes, which are now among his most famous paintings.
    • He loved poetry. I do not think I have ever met a painter who loved poetry so much. Ilya Ehrenburg. Modigliani was said to regularly recite Dante and other poets from memory.
    • He drew constantly. To do any work, I must have a living person ... I must be able to see him opposite me. Amedeo Modigliani. Modigliani loved to draw from life.
    • His sculptures may be made from stolen stone. For a few years of his life Modigliani abandoned painting to focus on sculpture. He was even chosen to exhibit in the Salon d’Automne in 1912, a great honour for a young artist at the time.
  5. Oct 21, 2022 · More than a century after the death of Amedeo Modigliani, a consortium of art historians and conservation experts convened by the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is discovering hidden aspects...

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  7. Jan 7, 2021 · Italian painter Amedeo Modiglianis work is easily among the most instantly recognizable in western art history, and his name stands alongside the likes of Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian as a leading figure of early twentieth-century European painting.