Corinna Modigliani, Portrait of a Little Girl, 1904, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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Corinna Modigliani Portrait of a Girl Rome 1904 oil painting on canvas depicting a little girl elegantly dressed in a … Read more Corinna Modigliani Portrait of a Girl Rome 1904 oil painting on canvas depicting a little girl elegantly dressed in a white and blue dress with short sleeves, white shoes and light blue stockings. The little girl is portrayed standing in the quiet of domestic life, in a garden in front of a low wall. The charm of this early twentieth-century painting from the Roman area is linked precisely to the dreamy gaze of the girl with a fan and to a skillful technique in the use of color. The oil colors are treated here using a very delicate application that gives us a balanced and harmonious composition, where the green and dark tones of the background contrast with the vaporous and luminous lights of the elegant dress.

The painting bears the signature at the bottom left Corinna Modigliani Rome 1904, comes from a private collection in Milan and is in good condition, on the first canvas with the frame repainted in light ivory. The measurements indicated are those of the frame, while the frame alone measures cm. 90 x cm. 50.

Corinna Modigliani (Rome 1871-1959) daughter of a wealthy family of the Roman Jewish bourgeoisie, while cultivating both landscape and still life, favored in particular the genre of portraiture favored in her production the genre of portraiture of subjects related to childhood, with oil works characterized by a lively technique and a palette of proven ability intended above all for private clients. Her works are preserved in the Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome. This piece has an attribution mark,
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