Head of a Woman
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, 1884 - 1920
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1912Medium:
LimestoneDimensions:
27 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (70.5 × 23.5 × 16.5 cm) Base: 4 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (11.4 x 23.2 x 21 cm) Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
1950-2-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser in memory of her husband, 1950
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1912Medium:
LimestoneDimensions:
27 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (70.5 × 23.5 × 16.5 cm) Base: 4 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (11.4 x 23.2 x 21 cm) Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1950-2-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser in memory of her husband, 1950
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elongated [x] female subject [x] italian artist [x] limestone [x] modern [x] sculpture [x] standing sculpture [x] stone bust [x] stylized [x] woman [x]Though widely recognized for his painted portraits of women with elongated features, Modigliani equally considered himself to be a sculptor of the first rank. He created around two dozen stone sculptures between 1909 and 1915, utilizing the direct carving techniques he had learned in Paris from the Romanian-born sculptor Constantin Brancusi. This bust of a woman's head displays a stylized, modern interpretation of non-Western art--especially Cycladic and Egyptian statuary--also referenced in the artist's oil compositions. Modigliani found sculpture to be a prohibitively expensive and physically demanding process, which explains why he did not produce more three-dimensional works in his short lifetime.
