1. Amedeo Modigliani

2. Life and Death July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920
Italian Painter and Sculptor who worked primarily in France
Contracted typhoid fever at an early age
Battled lung disease and very poor health (including tuberculosis) for the rest of his life
Became addicted to alcohol and drugs in an effort to mask his contagious illness
Died at the age of 35 due to tubercular meningitis

3. Artistic Influences
Lived during a time when most artists identified themselves as Impressionists or Cubists
Refused to be categorized
Chose to ignore the obsession with landscape that characterized French Impressionism
Heavily influenced by the post- impressionist painters, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Cezanne

4. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge,
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Madame Cezanne,
Paul Cezanne

5. Characteristics of Modigliani’s Paintings:
Dominated by a sense of linear design – he used line to suggest body and form
Used distortion as a way of highlighting his subjects

6. Characteristics Continued:
Figures are aloof and dreamy
Often have elongated, swan-like necks with sloping shoulders
Haunting, empty eyes
One interpretation is that his style is a reflection of his poor health