
Expressionist painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) developed one of modern art's most recognizable styles through elongated forms and mask-like faces. Born in Livorno, Italy to a family of merchants, childhood illness interrupted his formal education but fostered his artistic ambitions. He studied in Florence and Venice before moving to Paris in 1906, where he encountered avant-garde circles and African sculpture that transformed his vision.
Modigliani initially focused on sculpture under Brancusi's influence before returning to painting around 1915. His portraits and nudes feature elongated necks, almond-shaped eyes, and simplified features that create haunting psychological presence. A 1917 exhibition of his nudes was shut down for indecency on opening day. Poverty, alcoholism, and tuberculosis marked his short life, and he died at 35, followed the next day by his pregnant partner Jeanne Hébuterne's suicide. Today works hang at the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Musée de l'Orangerie. His paintings regularly achieve record auction prices.
18 paintings catalogued with museum locations

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Museo civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno, Livorno

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Tokyo

Amedeo Modigliani
Hecht Museum (University of Haifa), Haifa, Israel

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Hecht Museum (University of Haifa), Haifa, Israel

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown

Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown
Amedeo Modigliani
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, Paris
Amedeo Modigliani, 1917
Private Collection, Unknown
6 museums display Modigliani's works. Click any museum to see visiting info and the specific works they hold.



Unknown, Unknown
12 works on display

New York, USA
1 work on display


Israel, Unknown
2 works on display
Paris, France
1 work on display

Tokyo, Japan
1 work on display

Livorno, Italy
1 work on display
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