Amedeo Modigliani was born in Livorno (Leghorn) on 12 July 1884 into a rich merchant family. Versed in literature and art at an early age, Modigliani took his first lessons in drawing and painting between 1898 and 1900 at Guglielmo Micheli’s studio. Modigliani was particularly fond of the Italian Early Renaissance. In 1902 Modigliani shared a studio in Florence with Oscar Ghilia and became a pupil at the free school for drawing from the nude. A year later Modigliani transferred to the Venice Academy, where he spent a great deal of time studying the works of the Old Masters and became familiar with international movements in art.
Modigliani went to Paris in 1906 to study at the private Colarossi Academy. In 1907 he met a young physician, Paul Alexandre, who was the first person to promote his work. Alexandre not only bought paintings and drawings of Modigliani’s; he also helped to arrange the artist’s first commissions. That same year Modigliani showed work at the Salon d’Automne and a year later at the Salon des Indépendents. The few pictures by Modigliani to have survived from that period reveal the influence of the Fauves, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso and Cézanne. Paul Alexandre introduced Modigliani to the sculptor Constantin Brancusi and Modigliani began to sculpt under his influence but he gave up sculpture in 1914/15 to devote himself to painting. The same salient features are common to both Modigliani’s sculpture and his painting: despite mask-like stylization, a poignant grace and spirituality inform Modigliani’s heads. His lasting fame rests on the portraits of artists he did after 1914.
On the outbreak of the First World War, Modigliani volunteered for service but was exempted for health reasons: two severe attacks of tuberculosis had left him weakened for the rest of his life. Modigliani began to work with the art dealer Paul Guillaume and was also supported by the Polish poet Léopold Zborovski and his wife, doing many portraits of both. Modigliani’s first one-man show was opened by the Galerie Berthe Weill on 3 December 1917 but was closed after only a few hours because his nudes caused a public scandal. Modigliani left Paris while it was under German siege in 1918 and went to Nice with his mistress, Jeanne Hébuterne. There he did some of his best known pictures and some of his few landscapes. A daughter was born to him in Nice. In May 1919 Modigliani returned to Paris and went to England several times, thus ensuring the successful sale of his work there. Early in 1920, however, Modigliani again fell ill of tuberculosis and died in Paris on 24 January.
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Music by Gotan Project – La Revancha Del Tango
Duration : 0:5:15
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March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
This is definitely …
This is definitely a keeper. Thanks for posting.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Madame Hebuterne, …
Madame Hebuterne,his mistress @ 2:23 and 2:53..
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I was at cementary …
I was at cementary Père Lachaise in Paris few days ago,
the grave is always flowered and words/drawings always left as homage.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
qué trabajo el de …
qué trabajo el de Modigliani eh! realmente era talentosísimo.
tengo un libro de Hesse editado en méxico que usa en su portada, una pintura de Modi.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Hola. La música es …
Hola. La música es del grupo Gotan Project y se llama “Queremos Paz” es el track 2 del CD La revancha del Tango.
Si te gusta el tango te sugiero que escuches a ASTOR PIAZZOLA: CD “PULSACIÓN” Y “THE NEW TANGO”. TAMBIÉN BUSCA A ROBERTO GOYENECHE CON ASTOR PIAZZOLA EN “BALADA PARA UN LOCO” Y “CHIQUILÍN DE BACHÍN”.
SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA.
CARMEN.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Thank you for this …
Thank you for this video, it is a good presentation of Amedeo Modigliani works. Appreciated Thank You.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
At the end of the …
At the end of the video you can find the music author and name. At 5:10.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Quem toca e canta …
Quem toca e canta essa música?????????? Alguém pode me ajudar???
Grata.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Minha esposa, Jeane …
Minha esposa, Jeane, é fã!!!
Modigliani com Tango (Gotan) tá show!!!