Modigliani
Livorno-born modernist
Modigliani refers to Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), an Italian painter and sculptor known for elongated faces, almond eyes, and sinuous necks in his portraits and nudes.
His distinctive style is instantly recognizable: a Modigliani hanging in the museum, She has that Modigliani look—all neck and dreamy eyes.
Franco Modigliani (1918–2003) was an Italian-American economist who won the Nobel Prize.
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- portraitsImages of specific people
- nudesUnclothed artistic subjects
- ParisFrance's chief city
- MontparnasseParis arts district
sculptor · painter · bohemian · figurative · expressionism · canvases · faces · necks
Of Iberian Jewish origin
- povertySevere lack of resources
- illnessState of poor health
- absintheWormwood-flavored green liqueur
- hashishConcentrated cannabis preparation
tragic · short-lived · patron · dealer · posthumous fame · love affair · Montmartre · cafés
Sculpted female architectural supports
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- curved linesNon-straight continuous paths
- African influenceImpact from that continent
- tiltAngular deviation from level
warm palette · contours · flatness · elegance · intimacy
Competitive public sale
- Sotheby'sMajor fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
provenance · collectors · millions · investment · private collection · art theft · appraisal · rare
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
Montparnasse · sculptor · painter · bohemian · figurative · expressionism · canvases · faces · necks · almond eyes
Sephardic
Of Iberian Jewish origin
hashish · tragic · short-lived · patron · dealer · posthumous fame · love affair · Montmartre · cafés · legend
caryatids
Sculpted female architectural supports
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- curved linesNon-straight continuous paths
- African influenceImpact from that continent
tilt · warm palette · contours · flatness · elegance · intimacy
auction
Competitive public sale
- Sotheby'sMajor fine art auctioneer
- Christie'sMajor art auction firm
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
authentication · provenance · collectors · millions · investment · private collection · art theft · appraisal · rare · valuable
- Italian IconsLeonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dante, Galileo, Marco Polo
- paintersBotticelli, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Da Vinci, Dali
- Modern Artcubism, Cubism, Fauvism, dadaism, Dadaism
- 20th Century ItalyMussolini, fascism, neorealism, economic miracle, Christian Democrats
- French Artrealism, Post-Impressionism, cubism, surrealism, Fauvism
- Italian ArtRenaissance art, Futurism, Mannerism, High Renaissance, Roman mosaics
ModiglianiPablo Picasso
Georges Braque · Piet Mondrian · Kazimir Malevich · Cubism · Marcel Duchamp
ModiglianiClaude Monet
J.M.W. Turner · Piet Mondrian · Jackson Pollock · Mark Rothko · landscape painting
ModiglianiPablo Picasso
Henri Matisse · Claude Monet · Andy Warhol · Norman Rockwell · Salvador Dalí