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Amedeo Modigliani

Classic modernity • Wikipedia: Amedeo Modigliani
466 Discovered works of art • ID: #114

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was born in Italy. A country whose art history is exuberant and the art of the great masters accompanies everyday life. The Modigliani family lived in the middle class, but attached importance to education and culture. Amedeo's mother was born in France and raised her children bilingually. Amedeos Modigliani's love for art awakened at an early age and at the young age of fourteen he began to devote himself to training. The Modigliani took the first artist steps in Italy. A time of orientation and trying out began. Modigliani was based on the Renaissance and attended an impressionist-oriented school. Trips to Florence and Rome brought her into contact with international art movements. Modigliani's great self-confidence and high esteem for his art showed him the way to the center of art and he moved to Paris.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Parisian art scene was grouped under the term Modern Ecole de Paris. The styles of each artist are too different. The Impressionist group around Renoir and Monet had broken up. Picasso and Matisse were among the artists who shaped the art scene. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani joined the École de Paris and enjoyed the life of the bohemian. The great artistic success did not materialize. Once in a while rent debts drove him out of his studios and it was not uncommon for his works to remain behind. Modigliani was unable to implement rare contacts to financially strong patrons. A good friend described Amedeo as the last real bohemian on Montmartre.

Amedeo Modigliani became famous for his nude paintings. At that time, the works were considered scandalous. Modigliani developed a very unique style for the representation of people, which cannot be clearly assigned to an art movement. Elongated shapes and linear elements are typical of the artist. The focus is on the figure. Space and surroundings are pushed into the background. It was only in his late work that Modigliani gave space to some objects in his paintings and allowed clues to the figure depicted. For Amedeo it is a high priority to express the mood and character of a person and to reduce purely external attributes. In his late creative phase, the artist concentrated on portraying his friends and artists from the Parisian art scene. Working with the avant-garde of the Paris Art Society has given Modigliani the long-awaited affiliation. A friendly connection to Picasso gives him access to the inner circle of painters. Debauchery took its toll on the sickly artist at the time of his life. The Modigliani died in Paris at the age of 36. © Meisterdrucke

Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne in a large hat, c.1918-19

Amedeo Modigliani

Undated | Oil on canvas

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Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne in a large hat, c.1918-19

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