Amedeo Modigliani: unrecognized genius

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Artist Amedeo Modigliani – the founder of the realistic images of nudity, a talented sculptor, painter and free-thinker, was an iconic figure of his time. However, during the life of the Creator was famous for his works, and his dissolute way of life.

Getting the path

Amedeo Modigliani

Amedeo Modigliani was born in Italy in the petty-bourgeois Jewish family. His parents had noble roots and gave their son a decent education. Amedeo from his childhood grew in the atmosphere, steeped in creativity of the Renaissance. Thanks to his mother, a native of France, he was well versed in poetry and philosophy, history and painting, and mastered the French language, which will subsequently help them to live and work in Paris.

Until the age of majority Amedeo Modigliani was twice on the verge of death. First, he contracted pleurisy, and after – fever. Tormented by illness, in his delirium, he saw the works of Italian painters. That is what determined his life path. And in 1898, he begins to take lessons in a private art school Guglielmo Micheli. But he was forced to interrupt training again overcame his illness. This time, Amedeo caught tuberculosis. After a short forced break, the future artist resume training, but this time in a Free school of painting Nudes, and then – Venetian Institute of fine arts.

Paris: a new stage of creativity

Amedeo Modigliani photo

Mother always admired the talent of his younger son and encouraged his creative development. So, in 1906, thanks to his mother, which raised money for her son, Amedeo departs for inspiration and fame in Paris. Here he dives into the creative atmosphere of Montmartre and met with many creators of the time-Picasso, Utrillo, Jacob, Megarom.

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In the capital of world art Amedeo Modigliani is constantly experiencing financial difficulties. Several recovering his plight in 1907, when he met with Paul Alexandre, a friendship that will carry through life. Alexander is the patron for the artist – buys his work, organizes orders for portraits, as well as the first exhibition of Modigliani. However, fame and recognition did not come.

Amedeo Modigliani for some time completely devoted himself to sculpture. It works with blocks of stone and marble. A great influence on the works of Modigliani in the period have a Brancusi, Epstein, Lipchitz. In 1912 some of his pieces have even been purchased. But poor health and worsened tuberculosis forced him to return to painting.

Amedeo Modigliani biography

The Artist continues to work during the First world war, which he took for health reasons. In 1917 was an exhibition of Modigliani, where he presented his work in the Nude. However, local authorities have recognized his work indecent and just a few hours after the opening of the covered exposure.

Further period of the artist's life very little is known. Amedeo Modigliani died in the early 1920 from winning a victory over his life of tubercular meningitis.

History of love

The Artist was distinguished by the impetuosity of nature and amorous. He admired female beauty, idolized and sang it. It is known that in 1910 he was having an affair with Anna Akhmatova, which lasted a year and a half. In 1914, there was another serious romance in his life. Bright and eccentric Beatrice Hastings was not only a lover and a Muse of Amedeo, but also a promoter. Thanks to her scandalous articles on Modigliani, he has gained some fame. Though not as brilliant artist, but as a Bohemian lover of alcohol and drugs.

After having an affair with Beatrice in the artist's life bursts into a young Muse – a nineteen year old Jeanne hébuterne. Her beauty he sang in 25 portraits. Jeanne bore him a child, and when the artist found out about the second pregnancy of the Muse, then rushed to propose to her. But a Church wedding the couple did not have time because of the death of the artist. Unable to stand the separation, the next day after his death Jeanne decides to commit suicide.

artist Amedeo Modigliani

Characteristics of creativity

Amedeo Modigliani, whose works do not convey the hundredth part of the skill of the artist, was skilled in creating portraits. He was re-creating lyrical images by the smooth lines and brush strokes. His works combine seemingly incongruous things-expression and harmony, linearity and generality, the plasticity and dynamism. His portraits were not like the reflection in the mirror or photo. Rather, they conveyed an inner sense of Modigliani and was notable for elongated forms and generalized color areas. He plays with space. On the pictures it's like it's pressed, conditional.

Interesting facts

Modigliani is a descendant of the great philosopher Spinoza.

“Modigliani. Jew” - with these words the artist was introduced to strangers. It always confused his nationality, but he chose the path not of denial, and approval.

Amedeo had an heir, but of the son he abandoned before birth.

The First surge of demand for the artist's paintings and a sincere public interest in his work arose after the death of Modigliani, or rather, inthe time of his funeral.

In Paris, the artist had a reputation as insatiable and rowdy revelers, and was allowed not in all places.

Amedeo had a phenomenal memory. He could spend hours on end to quote the verses of poets of the Renaissance and modern artists.

In fact, contemporaries knew little about the life of Amedeo Modigliani. Biography recreated after his death on mother's diaries, letters and stories of friends.


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