Amedeo Modigliani Italian O/C JAMES GRAHAM & SONS- Nov 21, 2019
Oil on canvas. Featuring a portrait of a woman. Signed modigliani on the upper left corner. Gallery label affixed to verso inscribed Artist: Amedeo modigliani / Size: 15.5 x 23″ No.: 8705 / from the Everett Shinn Estate / JAMES GRAHAM & SONS / 1014 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK 21, N.Y. Stamped Galerie Mathias Fels PARIS on verso. Also stamped Musee d’Orsay on verso. Attributed to Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920, Italian). 59 x 39 cm (23.5 x 15.5 inches). PROVENANCE: This lot carries limited provenance from a Southern Ontario estate
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Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) is celebrated for his iconic portraits. His portraits often consists of mask-like faces and striking blue-eyes, which have become iconic works of the early 20th century. Inspired by Existentialist philosophy and a rejection of his bourgeois childhood, Modigliani chose not to paint landscapes, like many of his contemporaries. Using portraiture instead, to explore both his own psychology and that of his subjects, who were typically fellow artists or lovers. Modigliani also painted highly sexualized female nudes that were daringly erotic.
His style is figurative but also highly expressive. His subjects are shown with quirks and asymmetries. The portraiture of Paul Cezanne, whose work Modigliani greatly admired. Modigliani befriended Pablo Picasso after moving to Paris in 1906, and like Picasso, he drew inspiration from art of so-called “primitive” cultures, his work often resembling African or Pre-Columbian statuary.
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Richmond Hill, ON – 407 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ November 21st auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, SIGNED MEMORABILIA & ANTIQUES 2019-11-21. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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