Modigliani Up Close

Amedeo Modigliani's creative process is explored in a new book, revealing his use of materials, stylistic shifts, and the impact of early collector Albert C. Barnes. The book includes a comprehensive examination of his sculptures and paintings, with insights from leading international museums.

Format: Hardback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 08 November 2022
Publisher: Yale University Press

Among the most celebrated figures of modern art,Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) has been the subject of many exhibitions and publications,but none until now has examined in depth how the artist created his paintings and sculptures. Drawing on research using the latest scientific techniques,the authors explore the artists reuse of materials in his early years; his pivot from artistic trends such as Cubism to engage with a stylized form of figuration; the timeline of his evocative sculptures; and the evolution of his approach from heavily worked canvases to more ethereal paintings. The richly illustrated book also looks at the role of Albert C. Barnes,an early collector of Modiglianis work,in shaping the Italian artists critical reception in the United States. The Barnes Foundation today owns one of the most important groups of Modigliani works in the world. These,together with some forty other paintings and sculptures from public and private collections worldwide,are interpreted through the lens of new studies carried out by leading international museums.

Among the most celebrated figures of modern art,Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) has been the subject of many exhibitions and publications,but none until now has examined in depth how the artist created his paintings and sculptures.

Drawing on research using the latest scientific techniques,the authors explore the artists reuse of materials in his early years; his pivot from artistic trends such as Cubism to engage with a stylized form of figuration; the timeline of his evocative sculptures; and the evolution of his approach from heavily worked canvases to more ethereal paintings.

The richly illustrated book also looks at the role of Albert C. Barnes,an early collector of Modiglianis work,in shaping the Italian artists critical reception in the United States.

The Barnes Foundation today owns one of the most important groups of Modigliani works in the world. These,together with some forty other paintings and sculptures from public and private collections worldwide,are interpreted through the lens of new studies carried out by leading international museums.

Weight: 2190g
Dimension: 245 x 302 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780300267181