Italy, 20th century / c. 1917–18
Portrait of a Woman
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of a Woman as painting (Italy, 20th century · c. 1917–18).
Modigliani drew and painted from an early age; when he was 11 years old, his mother predicted that he would become an artist.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920).
The museum's collection notes: Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in Livorno, Italy, Amedeo Modigliani studied briefly in Florence and Venice before moving to Paris in 1906 where he became a key member of the avant-garde art world. His portraits, known for their subtle color and elegantly elongated forms, chronicle the lives of fellow artists and poets, although the woman in this painting remains unidentified.
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