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Amedeo Modigliani

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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 simple bourgeoisie circumstances, but they put emphasis on education and culture. Amedeo's mother was born in France and raised her children bilingually. Amedeo Modigliani's love for art was awakened at an early age and at the young age of fourteen he began to dedicate himself to education. Modigliani took his first steps as an artist in Italy. A time of orientation and experimentation began. Modigliani oriented himself to the Renaissance and attended an impressionistically oriented school. Travels to Florence and Rome brought him into contact with international art movements. Modigliani's great self-confidence and the high estimation of his art showed him the way to the centre of art and he moved to Paris.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the Parisian artist scene was subsumed under the term Modern École de Paris. The styles of the individual artists were too different. The group of impressionists around Pierre Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet had disbanded. 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 bohemians. The great artistic success did not come about. Time and time again, rent debts drove him out of his studios and it was not unusual for his works to be left behind. Modigliani was unable to establish rare contacts with financially strong patrons. A good friend described Amedeo as the last true bohemian on Montmartre.

Amedeo Modigliani attained fame through his nude paintings. At that time the works were considered scandalous. Modigliani developed a very own style for the representation of people, which cannot be clearly assigned to one art movement. Typical for the artist are elongated forms and linear elements. The focus is on the figure. Space and surroundings are pushed into the background. Only in his late work does Modigliani give some objects a space in his paintings and allow clues to the figure depicted. For Amedeo it has 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 of the Parisian art scene. His collaboration with the avant-garde of the Parisian Art Society gave Modigliani the long awaited affiliation. A friendly relationship with Picasso enabled him to access the inner circle of painters. The extravagant life paid its tribute to the ailing artist during his lifetime. Modigliani died in Paris at the age of 36. © Meisterdrucke

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

Amedeo Modigliani

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

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