He had a short and eventful life, he was extremely driven and longed for recognition. He had to give up sculpting in 1915 due to ill health. He is well known for his portraits and nudes characterized by the elongation of faces and figures. Despite the fact that Lunia was married in 1916 and "Modi" would shortly become involved with Jeanne Hébuterne, or that the two women became so friendly that one took care of the other's out-of-wedlock daughter, only his death caused the artist to cease attempting to seduce Lunia.Īmedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884-1920) was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France (educated in Florence and Venice), and established himself in the famous Montmartre area of Paris where his talent was immediately recognized by the East European avant-garde. The Polish woman and her husband, Casimir, were old friends of Modigliani's patron dealer Leopold Zborowski. Modigliani painted ten portraits of this sitter, and did this one a year before his death and three years after he'd met her. Woman with a Fan (Lunia Czechowska) 1919. Native American and Other Native Cultures Authors, Poets, Philosophers, Physicians BustsĬontemporary, Art Deco and Surreal Statues
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