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Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was born in Italy. A country whose art history is exuberant and the art of the great masters accompanies everyday life. The Modigliani family lived in simple circumstances of the bourgeoisie, but attaches importance to education and culture. Amedeo's mother was French by birth and raised her children bilingually. Amedeos Modigliani's love for art awakened at an early age and at the young age of fourteen he began to devote himself to training. Modigliani took his first steps as an artist in Italy. A time of orientation and trial and error began. Modigliani oriented himself to the Renaissance and attended an impressionist-oriented school. Trips to Florence and Rome brought contact with international art movements. Modigliani's great self-confidence and high estimation of his art pointed him to the center of art and he moved to Paris.
Towards the end of the 19th century, the Parisian artistic scene was grouped under the term Modern École de Paris. The styles of individual artists too different. The group of Impressionists around Pierre Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet had dissolved. Picasso and Matisse were among the artists who made their mark on the art scene. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani joined the École de Paris and enjoyed the bohemian life. The great artistic success did not materialize. One after the other, rent debts drove him out of his studios and not infrequently his works were left behind. Modigliani was unable to make use of his rare contacts with financially strong patrons. A good friend described Amedeo as the last true bohemian in Montmartre.
Amedeo Modigliani gained fame for his nude paintings. At the time, the works were considered scandalous. Modigliani developed for the representation of people a very unique style, which can not be clearly assigned to an art movement. Typical for the artist are elongated forms and linear elements. The focus is on the figure. Space and surroundings are pushed into the background. Only in his late work does Modigliani give some objects a space in his paintings and allow indications of the figure depicted. For Amedeo, it is a high priority to express the mood and character of a person and to reduce purely external attributes. In his late creative period, the artist concentrated on portraying his friends and artists of the Parisian art scene. Working with the avant-garde of the Parisian art society, Modigliani attained the long-desired affiliation. A friendly relationship with Picasso gave him access to the inner circle of painters. The dissolute life took its toll on the artist, who was ailing throughout his life. At the age of 36, Modigliani died in Paris.
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was born in Italy. A country whose art history is exuberant and the art of the great masters accompanies everyday life. The Modigliani family lived in simple circumstances of the bourgeoisie, but attaches importance to education and culture. Amedeo's mother was French by birth and raised her children bilingually. Amedeos Modigliani's love for art awakened at an early age and at the young age of fourteen he began to devote himself to training. Modigliani took his first steps as an artist in Italy. A time of orientation and trial and error began. Modigliani oriented himself to the Renaissance and attended an impressionist-oriented school. Trips to Florence and Rome brought contact with international art movements. Modigliani's great self-confidence and high estimation of his art pointed him to the center of art and he moved to Paris.
Towards the end of the 19th century, the Parisian artistic scene was grouped under the term Modern École de Paris. The styles of individual artists too different. The group of Impressionists around Pierre Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet had dissolved. Picasso and Matisse were among the artists who made their mark on the art scene. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani joined the École de Paris and enjoyed the bohemian life. The great artistic success did not materialize. One after the other, rent debts drove him out of his studios and not infrequently his works were left behind. Modigliani was unable to make use of his rare contacts with financially strong patrons. A good friend described Amedeo as the last true bohemian in Montmartre.
Amedeo Modigliani gained fame for his nude paintings. At the time, the works were considered scandalous. Modigliani developed for the representation of people a very unique style, which can not be clearly assigned to an art movement. Typical for the artist are elongated forms and linear elements. The focus is on the figure. Space and surroundings are pushed into the background. Only in his late work does Modigliani give some objects a space in his paintings and allow indications of the figure depicted. For Amedeo, it is a high priority to express the mood and character of a person and to reduce purely external attributes. In his late creative period, the artist concentrated on portraying his friends and artists of the Parisian art scene. Working with the avant-garde of the Parisian art society, Modigliani attained the long-desired affiliation. A friendly relationship with Picasso gave him access to the inner circle of painters. The dissolute life took its toll on the artist, who was ailing throughout his life. At the age of 36, Modigliani died in Paris.