Who Was Modigliani?

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Amedeo Modigliani was one of the best-known figurative artists in the intellectual circles of Paris in the early twentieth century. This painter and sculptor born in 1884 in Livorno (Italy). At age 22 he moved to Paris and made contact with the art scene in the French capital, which by then was the center of Western art. He led a bohemian life and dissipated. Friend of Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso and Maurice Utrillo, was part of the so-called School of Paris with Pascin, Chagall and Sutin, among others. He died young, at age 36, as a result of tuberculosis aggravated by alcohol consumption. His sculptures show the influence of African masks. His paintings, which dominated the portraits, is characterized by the synthesis of form, the stylization of the figures, a reduced palette and psychological insight into the characters. The simplicity of the funds, usually painted in dark settings, and the geometrization of bodies, mostly light-colored, scored a perfectly recognizable trend.

What were his most important works?

It is produced outstanding young to tie Man with glass of wine, sitting naked pictures of Paul Guillaume, the poet Zborowsky, Madame Hastings.

One of the most influential artists in Modigliani was the sculptor Constantin Brancusi, who leaned toward the sculpture and made him discover the wealth of African art and the expressiveness of primitive carvings.

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