Modigliani

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Carol Mann 150 plates, 20 in colour 'I want a short life but a full one,' declared Modigliani. He was to die at the age of 35, on 24 January 1920, and that day saw the birth of the Modigliani legend. With in fifteen years, prices for his paintings hadsoared to 500,000 francs: Modigliani the self-styled but unknown hero had become an established artist. Yet in 1917 you could buy a chícken for 10 francs and a Modigliani drawing for 5. v Modigliani's art covers a vast field, from religious'drawings to sculpted caryatids, beautiful in their intensity of expression and perhaps the most avant-garde aspect of his work; many examples are described and illustrated, together with their preparatory drawings. Nudes always create controversy, and those by Modigliani are no exception. Even today they still shock, and Carol Mann examines in detail the reasons why this is so. Portraits of Rivera stand alongside those of Picasso, Cocteau, Soutine, and many other$, all demonstrating Modigliani's... Tovább

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Carol Mann 150 plates, 20 in colour 'I want a short life but a full one,' declared Modigliani. He was to die at the age of 35, on 24 January 1920, and that day saw the birth of the Modigliani legend. With in fifteen years, prices for his paintings hadsoared to 500,000 francs: Modigliani the self-styled but unknown hero had become an established artist. Yet in 1917 you could buy a chícken for 10 francs and a Modigliani drawing for 5. v Modigliani's art covers a vast field, from religious'drawings to sculpted caryatids, beautiful in their intensity of expression and perhaps the most avant-garde aspect of his work; many examples are described and illustrated, together with their preparatory drawings. Nudes always create controversy, and those by Modigliani are no exception. Even today they still shock, and Carol Mann examines in detail the reasons why this is so. Portraits of Rivera stand alongside those of Picasso, Cocteau, Soutine, and many other$, all demonstrating Modigliani's fascination with humán personalities. Beatrice Hastings was the first woman with whom Modigliani had a fairly lasting relationship, and her writings are among the most valuable today, as they make no attempt to romanticize. These and other contemporary references cast a vivid background against which Modigliani's art is studied. Almost all his paintings are acceptable to every audience and age group, yet most people would not recommend Modigliani's life-style to anyone. In this book, Carol Mann evaluates their inter-relationship and, examining the reasons for the mixed reactions to his work, gives our understanding of it a new depth. Containing previously unpublished photographs, including somé of Modigliani himself, the book is both originál in its research and written with a lively spontaneity and wit that make it highly readable. Carol Mann graduated from the Courtauld Institute in 1973. She has lived in Paris, New York, and London, and has worked as a teacher, organizer of art exhibitions, waitress, jewelry designer, and journalist. She is at present lecturing in art histöry and fashion studies at various art colleges in London. On the cover: Ce/so Lagar, 1915 (detail of pl, 81) Vissza