Cecilia modigliani biography
Modigliani manipulated the surface in a variety of ways to create texture and modulate colour: employing wet-into-wet and wet-on-dry techniques; thin washes;..
Jeanne Modigliani ( - ) was active/lived in France.Amedeo Modigliani
Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
"Modì" redirects here. For the 2024 biographical film, see Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness.
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (; Italian:[ameˈdɛːomodiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France.
He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures — works that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance.
In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși.
Cecilia Aisin-Gioro, also known as Aixinjueluo Hengqin, represents the last royal lineage of China.
By 1912, Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne.
Modigliani's oeuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself