Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
36-1/4 x 23-3/4 in. (canvas) 44-5/16 x 31-3/4 X 3-1/2 in. (framed, Optium)
Mark Description
Signed, in bluish gray paint, upper right: Modigliani | Cagnes
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Julian Bobbs in memory of William Ray Adams
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Probably from the artist to (Léopold Zborowski [1889-1932], the Polish-born art dealer active in Paris, France, who represented Modigliani. Probably directly to Maurice J. Speiser [1880-1948], an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and patron of modernist artists and writers, by 1929;{1} auctioned at (Parke-Bernet), New York, New York, in January 1944.{2} Probably purchased by (Theodore Schempp, New York, New York) out of this auction; purchased from him with funds provided by Mrs. Julian Bobbs, Indianapolis, Indiana, for the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in February 1946 (46.22). {1} The painting is illustrated in: Maud Dale, Modern Art: Modigliani, New York, 1929, as plate 12. The credit line reads: Collection Mr. Maurice J. Speiser, Philadelphia. The indexed papers of Maurice J. Speiser which contain correspondence with artists and writers, were given by Speiser's granddaughter to the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Correspondence in August 2005 with the Director of Special Collections there indicates that there are no letters in the Speiser papers from Modigliani or Zborowski. {2} Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Modern Art, Paintings and Sculptures: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser, 26027 January 1944, lot 45 (illustration)
Gallery Labels
Utilizing the expressive potential of the human face and figure in a highly individual way, Modigliani painted the colorful personalities of Parisian art circles, using elongated forms and shallow interior spaces.
In 1918 the artist's doctor arranged for him to move to southern France to improve his failing health. There Modigliani painted portraits of unnamed young workers. This boy, with his solemn, introspective expression, is one of the finest of this era. The mask-like face and blank eyes are a translation of forms found in African and Archaic Greek sculpture.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Modigliani Under the Microscope
The Barnes Foundation
October 16, 2022 - January 29, 2023
Modigliani
Tate Modern
November 22, 2017 - April 2, 2018
Modigliani and his Models
The Royal Academy of Arts London
July 8, 2006 - October 15, 2006
Amedeo Modigliani
Complesso del Vittoriano
February 24, 2006 - June 25, 2006
Modigliani and the Artists of Montparnasse
Kimball Art Museum
February 9, 2003 - May 25, 2003
Modigliani and the Artists of Montparnasse
Albright Knox Art Gallery
October 18, 2002 - January 12, 2003
Impressions of the Riviera: Monet, Renoir, Matisse and their Contemporaries (formerly Monet to Matisse: Responses the Riviera)
Portland Museum of Art
June 28, 1998 - October 18, 1998
Exposition Modigliani
Fondation Pierre Gianadda
June 19, 1990 - November 11, 1990
Amadeo Modigliani
Musée d'art Moderne de la Vile de Paris
March 26, 1981 - June 28, 1981
Amadeo Modigliani
Acquavella Galleries, Inc.
October 14, 1971 - November 13, 1971
Modigliani
Acquavella Galleries, Inc.
October 14, 1971 - November 13, 1971
Amedeo Modigliani
Musée des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux
May 13, 1966 - September 15, 1966
Modigliani: Paintings and Drawings
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Broad Contemporary Art Museum
March 28, 1961 - April 30, 1961
Modigliani: Paintings and Drawings
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
January 19, 1961 - February 25, 1961
Arte Italiano Del XXmo Secolo Da Collezioni Americane
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderne
July 10, 1960 - September 10, 1960
Arte Italiano Del XXmo Secolo Da Collezioni Americane
Palazzo Reale
April 20, 1960 - June 26, 1960
The Art of Amadeo Modigliani
Atlanta Art Association
March 31, 1960 - April 17, 1960
Amadeo Modigliani
Musée des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux
Date Unknown - September 15, 1959
Amadeo Modigliani
The Contemporary Arts Center
April 18, 1959 - May 20, 1959
Amadeo Modigliani
Milwaukee Art Museum
March 5, 1959 - April 1, 1959
Amadeo Modigliani
The Arts Club of Chicago
January 30, 1959 - February 28, 1959
Inaugural Exhibition
October 8, 1954 - October 31, 1954
In the Flat and Round
Cincinnati Modern Art Society
February 29, 1952 - March 25, 1952
French Art
Indiana University
October 25, 1948 - October 31, 1948
Modern Art: A Sale/Auction of Paintings and Sculptures, Collection of Mr. And Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser
Parke-Bernet Galleries
January 26, 1944 - January 27, 1944
Speiser Loan Collection
Philadelphia Museum of Art
1934 - 1934
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