Portrait of Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo Modigliani Giclée Fine Art Prints 5 of 7

1884-1920

Italian Expressionist Painter

Amedeo Modigliani was an esteemed Italian painter and sculptor renowned for his distinct style of painting and sculpting, especially his elongated portraits and nude paintings. These are recognized for their exquisite aesthetic that have had significant influence within modern art circles.

Modigliani was born July 12th 1884 into a Sephardic Jewish family living in Livorno, Italy. He was the fourth child born to Flaminio Modigliani and Eugenie Garsin; its arrival coincided with great financial distress due to Flaminio's failed business enterprises; nevertheless, their family became well known for its intellectual and artistic interests despite these difficulties.

Modigliani was diagnosed with tuberculosis when he was just 11 years old. Within two years he suffered pleurisy and two years after that typhoid. At 14 he would also develop chronic asthma which would take its toll for life.

Modigliani displayed early interest in art despite his health problems. Beginning to draw and paint as a child, by age 14 he enrolled at Micheli's Art School in Livorno where his early works were heavily influenced by Italian Renaissance themes taught by Guglielmo Micheli himself.

Modigliani relocated to Paris in 1906, at that time the epicenter of avant-garde art. He lived at Le Bateau-Lavoir - an artists' commune located in Montmartre for those without resources - where he quickly developed his distinctive style, becoming famous for its long, mask-like faces that set him apart from his contemporaries.

Modigliani's personal life was equally turbulent. He earned himself a reputation for excessive drinking and drug use, as well as for engaging in passionate love affairs; among these was with Jeanne Hebuterne - they even shared one daughter together named Jeanne born November 1918!

Modigliani was an incredible talent, yet struggled to gain commercial success during his lifetime. His work was often met with harsh criticism; indeed, Modigliani's only solo exhibition during this lifetime was closed by police due to controversy surrounding nude paintings exhibited therein.

Modigliani's health deteriorated rapidly due to his excessive lifestyle and chronic tuberculosis, ultimately leading to his death in Paris on January 24th 1920 at 35. Tragically, Hebuterne, pregnant with their second child at the time, committed suicide one day later following Modigliani's demise.

Modigliani's work gained recognition following his death and is now considered to be one of the most notable artists of the 20th century. His paintings and sculptures can be found in museums worldwide as well as some of the highest prices ever paid at auction for art works.

152 Modigliani Artworks

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Cypresses and Houses at Cagnes, 1919 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$56.51
SKU: 17194-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:61 x 46 cm
Barnes Foundation, Merion, USA

Alice, 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 18046-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:78.5 x 39 cm
National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

Portrait of Chaim Soutine, 1916 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$50.23
SKU: 19508-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:100 x 65 cm
Private Collection

Madame Amédée (Woman with Cigarette), 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17153-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:100.3 x 64.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Young Woman of the People, 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17176-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:89.5 x 64 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, USA

Portrait of Mrs Hastings, 1915 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$61.85
SKU: 4651-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:55.5 x 45.4 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Gypsy Woman with Baby, 1919 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17148-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:116 x 73 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Léon Bakst, 1917 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17155-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:55.3 x 33 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Woman in a Sailor Shirt, 1916 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 19494-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:55 x 35 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy

Dr François Brabander, 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 19500-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:46 x 38 cm
Public Collection

Jeanne Hebuterne, 1919 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 2553-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:127.5 x 81 cm
Private Collection

Boy in Short Pants, c.1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 4654-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:99.7 x 64.7 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA

Madame G. van Muyden, c.1916/17 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.27
SKU: 17181-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:92 x 65 cm
Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Chaim Soutine, 1917 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17151-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:91.7 x 60 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Young Boy Seated, Hands Folded on Knees, 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 19448-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:92 x 60 cm
Private Collection

Madame Kisling, c.1917 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17156-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:46.2 x 33.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Beatrice Hastings with Plaid Shirt, 1916 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.96
SKU: 19470-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:65 x 46 cm
Private Collection

Juan Gris, 1915 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$52.00
SKU: 17165-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:55 x 38 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne Seated in an Armchair, 1918 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 2549-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:129.5 x 91.4 cm
Private Collection

Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1916/19 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$57.21
SKU: 4655-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:65.7 x 50.2 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA

Woman with Velvet Ribbon, 1915 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$60.46
SKU: 17173-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:54 x 45 cm
Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, France

Portrait of Picasso, c.1914/15 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 19459-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:43.2 x 26.7 cm
Private Collection

Nude, 1917 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 17161-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:73 x 116.7 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA

Paulette Jourdain, c.1918/19 by Modigliani | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.66
SKU: 19446-MOA
Amedeo Modigliani
Original Size:100.3 x 65.4 cm
Private Collection

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