Léon Bakst

1917

Amedeo Modigliani

Associated Names
Amedeo Modigliani

Artist, Italian, 1884 - 1920

This painting is a portrait showing a man from the chest up. The man's facial features are flattened and simplified, and he has pale skin with slightly blushing cheeks, narrow blue eyes, thin, arched eyebrows, a blond mustache, and short, light brown hair. Lines on the bridge of his nose and under his left eye suggest a pair of barely visible glasses. He is wearing a black garment with round tan patterns and a bright blue scarf. The background is mostly gray with a vertical stripe of brown on the right side. The brushstrokes are visible in the painting, especially those in the background. There is a signature on the top, near the top right corner.

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On View

East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.3 x 33 cm (21 3/4 x 13 in.)
    framed: 78.1 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm (30 3/4 x 22 x 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.173


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leon Bakst [d. 1924], Paris; M. Frederick Manaud, Paris; (Bing et Cie, Paris); sold 13 April 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962]; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1928

  • 100 Years of French Portraits from the Chester Dale Collection, Museum of French Art, New York, 1928, no. 19

  • Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 27

1931

  • Amedeo Modigliani: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Demotte, Inc., New York, 1931, no. 23, repro.

1933

  • Modigliani, Palais de Beaux Arts, Brussels, 1933, no. 9, repro.

1934

  • Modigliani, Kunsthalle, Basel, 1934, no. 2, repro.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 39

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 41, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1983

  • Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984, unnumbered brochure [exhibited in Washington only].

2013

  • Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929: When Art Danced with Music, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, pl. 168.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 102, repro.

1930

  • Read, H.A. "The Chester Dale Collection." Vogue 25 (15 February 1930): repro. 81.

1939

  • Slocombe, George. Rebels of Art, Manet to Matisse. New York, 1939:plate 26.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 39, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 41, repro.

1958

  • Ceroni, Ambrogio. Amedeo Modigliani: Peintre. Milan, 1958: no. 91, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 43, repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 54, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 91.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 80, repro.

1970

  • Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Leone Piccioni. I dipinti di Modigliani. Milan, 1970: no. 165, repro.

  • Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. Catalogue raisonné. Barcelona, 1970: 120, no. 197, repro.

1972

  • Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Françoise Cachin. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Modigliani. Translated by Simone Darses. Paris, 1972: no. 165, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 236, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 588, no. 906, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 274, repro.

1990

  • Parisot, Christian. Modigliani: Catalogue Raisonné 2 vols. Livorno, 1990: 2:26/1917.

1991

  • Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 245, repro.

Inscriptions

upper right: modigliani

Wikidata ID

Q3937605

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