Artworks

This is one of several heads Modigliani drew between 1910-13, relating to the sculptures he was making at this time. These drawings offer a powerful insight into Modigliani’s working process and the way he would carve out, in line on paper, his sculptural intent, relentlessly pursuing this vision he had of an ideal beauty. Enquire for further detail.

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

Publications

Modigliani Unmasked: Drawings from the Paul Alexandre Collection, published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Jewish Museum, New York, September 2017 - February 2018, Yale University Press. Page 102