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Amedeo Modigliani
1880-1916
One of the Greatest Painters Of All Time
Avant-garde Italian
Expressionist Painter, Sculptor and Bohemian
Artistically Influenced by the following Painters and Art Movements - Art Nouveau, Cubism, Umberto Boccioni, James Ensor, Paul Cézanne and, Wassily Kandinsky
Education - studied under Guglielmo Micheli and attended Fattori at the Scuola Libera di Nudo
Cause of Death - tubercular meningitis - contributing factors were alcoholism and drug addiction
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Amedeo Modigliani Quotations
The function of art is to struggle against obligation ~ Amedeo
Modigliani
With one eye you are looking at the outside world, while with the other
you are looking within yourself. Amedeo Modigliani
Reclining Nude
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Amedeo Modigliani Biography Interesting Facts
Amedeo Modigliani was born July 12, 1884, in the picturesque village
of Livorno, Italy.
Flaminio and Eugenia Modigliani were lively, forward-thinking parents who encouraged young Amedeo artistic leanings.
Modigliani sold his drawings in taverns and cafes and to pay for his meals and dinks.
In a drunken rage, once tossed his bisexual lover, South African writer Beatrice Hastings, out a window.
Modigliani was considered an eccentric character
even for the Montmartre district of Paris. He was often without funds
for even a small loaf of bread. Local prostitutes often took pity on the
handsome young Italian artist when he was homeless and hungry.
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