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Artworks
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo ModiglianiStudy of Seated Female Nude, Frontal View, Arms Hanging, c.1909Black Crayon30.8 x 24 cms
12 1/8 x 9 1/2 ins%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EAmedeo%20Modigliani%3C/strong%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cem%3EStudy%20of%20Seated%20Female%20Nude%2C%20Frontal%20View%2C%20Arms%20Hanging%3C/em%3E%2C%20c.1909%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EBlack%20Crayon%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E30.8%20x%2024%20cms%3Cbr/%3E%0A12%201/8%20x%209%201/2%20ins%3C/div%3EThis appears to be a study for the second of two paintings Modigliani made of ‘La Petite Jeanne.’
‘La Petite Jeanne’ had come from the provinces and worked as a model in the drawing schools and was one of Modigliani’s girlfriends. This crayon study of her could well have been made during her stay at the Broca hospital where she was being treated for venereal disease although she was not a prostitute and could not stand being among them. Modigliani has touchingly conveyed her forlorn state at being there.This appears to be a study for the second of two paintings Modigliani made of ‘La Petite Jeanne.’
‘La Petite Jeanne’ had come from the provinces and worked as a model in the drawing schools and was one of Modigliani’s girlfriends. This crayon study of her could well have been made during her stay at the Broca hospital where she was being treated for venereal disease although she was not a prostitute and could not stand being among them. Modigliani has touchingly conveyed her forlorn state at being there.Provenance
Dr Paul Alexandre, Paris [acquired from the artist]
Thence by descent to the present ownerExhibitions
Exhibited in the following shows devoted to the Paul Alexandre Collection:
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
Publications
The Unknown Modigliani, by Noël Alexandre, Mercatorfonds, 1993. Page 324 [No. 293]
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 54
