1958 After Amedeo Modigliani, Photogravure of Stone Head

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An excellent vintage black and white photogravure of stone Head sculpture by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from First Limited English Edition … Read more An excellent vintage black and white photogravure of stone Head sculpture by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from First Limited English Edition folio published in London, 1958. Printed on one side. Numbered. Hand tipped-in on a sheet of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the plate. Excellent condition - never framed.

10.25"W x 14"H overall
6.5"W x 10"H image

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884 - 1920) was an Italian artist of Jewish heritage, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. Modigliani was born in Livorno (historically referred to in English as Leghorn), in Northwestern Italy and began his artistic studies in Italy before moving to Paris in 1906. Influenced by the artists in his circle of friends and associates, by a range of genres and art movements, and by primitive art, Modigliani's oeuvre was nonetheless unique and idiosyncratic. He died in Paris of tubercular meningitis, exacerbated by poverty, overworking, and an excessive use of alcohol and narcotics, at the age of 35. See less