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Portrait of a Girl

Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920)

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Portrait of a Girl

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By the time Modigliani painted this portrait he had developed his distinctive style of representing the figure. This woman’s elongated neck and stylised features embody his personal vision of beauty. It derives from his interest in a wide variety of arts then considered to be ‘primitive’, including African carvings and Cambodian sculptures, as well as the thirteenth-century paintings and sculpture of his native Italy. He was invited by his friend Gino Severini to join the Futurist art movement which celebrated the dynamism of modern life. Modigliani preferred instead to pursue his own artistic development.

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Title

Portrait of a Girl

Date

c.1917

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 80.6 x W 59.7 cm

Accession number

N04723

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by C. Frank Stoop 1933

Work type

Painting

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Amedeo Modigliani

1884–1920

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