16 3/4 x 10 3/8 ins
This drawing is one of 25 heads seen in left profile produced in Modigliani Unmasked. It is part of a broader collection of some 95 head drawings in the Paul Alexandre collection which Modigliani made as reference studies for the sculpted heads he was creating at this time. Enquire for more details.
This drawing is one of 25 heads seen in left profile produced in Modigliani Unmasked. It is part of a broader collection of some 95 head drawings in the Paul Alexandre collection which Modigliani made as reference studies for the sculpted heads he was creating at this time. Enquire for more details.
Provenance
Paul Alexandre, Paris who acquired it directly from Modigliani.
By descent to the present owner.
Exhibitions
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, 1993-1994
Montreal, The Museum of Fine Art, 1996
Rouen, Musée des Beaux Arts, 1996
New York, The Jewish Museum, 2017-2018
Livorno, Museo della Citta di Livorno, 2019-2020
Vienna, The Albertina Museum, 2021-2022
Publications
The Unknown Modigliani, by Noël Alexandre, Mercatorfonds, 1993. Page 264 [No. 200]Modigliani Unmasked: Drawings from the Paul Alexandre Collection, Published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Jewish Museum, New York, September 15, 2017 - February 4 2018, Yale University Press. Page 106
Modigliani: The Primitivist Revolution, published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Albertina Museum, Vienna, September 2021 – January 2022, printed by Hirmer. Page 147