In endless odes to the female form, Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920) traced elongated bodies, almond eyes, and his own name into art history. His languid female subjects are as instantly recognizable as they are startling, sensual, and swan-necked. Modigliani's unique figuration corresponded to his own personal idea of beauty, but drew upon a rich variety of visual influences, including contemporary Cubism, African carvings, Cambodian sculptures, and 13th-century painting from his native Italy. Although most renowned for his nude females, he applied similar stylistic techniques to portraits of male artistic ... |
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Глава на жена от варовик, 64 cm, изваяна към 1910 - 1912 от Модиляни. Аукционната къща "Кристис", която я регистрира за парижкия си търг от 14 юни 2010 г., оценява творбата на 6 милиона евро. Най-голямото наддаване, извършвано някога във Франция, е именно за тази скулптура: над 43 милиона евро заплаща анонимен за нея! В същия ден Елизабет Барийе е в къщата-музей на Анна Ахматова в Санкт Петербург. В музея тя вижда рисунка с молив. "Още първият поглед може да определи, че става дума за Модиляни. Ахматова от Модиляни. За каква близост свидетелства този ескиз с молив? Приближавам се още. Закачливите кичури ... |
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Over 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual pieces trace the story of modern art's innovation and adventure. With explanatory texts for each work, and essays introducing each of the major modern movements, this is an authoritative overview of the ideas and the artworks that shook up standards, assaulted the establishment, and trailblazed new ideas. A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernism. Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. ... |
