The Italian Woman

Amedeo Modigliani

ca. 1918–19 · Oil on canvas · Modern and Contemporary Art

The Italian Woman — Amedeo Modigliani

The identity of the patient-looking sitter is unknown. Modigliani might have chosen her because she was a compatriot. Most of the artist's models were not professionals, except those he hired for his pictures of female nudes.

Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Date
ca. 1918–19
Medium
Oil on canvas
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Gift of The Chester Dale Collection, 1956

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