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Amadeo Modigliani Lithograph Titled "Gypsy Woman With Child." Made On Arches Quality Paper, Facsimile Signed And Pencil Numbered From An Edition Of 375. Measures 31" X 19". In Excellent Condition, Comes Unframed. Includes Certificate Of Authenticity. Artist Bio: During The Early 1900s In Paris, The Italian Painter And Sculptor Amedeo Modigliani, (1884-1920), Developed A Unique Style. Today His Graceful Portraits And Lush Nudes At Once Evoke His Name, But During His Brief Career Few Apart From His Fellow Artists Were Aware Of His Gifts. Modigliani Had To Struggle Against Poverty And Chronic Ill Health, Dying Of Tuberculosis And Excesses Of Drink And Drugs At The Age Of 35. In 1906, Modigliani Settled In Paris, Where He Encountered The Works Of Henri De Toulouse Lautrec, Georges Rouault, And Pablo Picasso (In His "Blue Period") And Assimilated Their Influence. After 1915, Modigliani Devoted Himself Entirely To Painting, Producing Some Of His Best Work. His Interest In African Masks And Sculpture Remains Evident, Especially In The Treatment Of The Sitters' Faces: Flat And Masklike, With Almond Eyes, Twisted Noses, Pursed Mouths, And Elongated Necks. Despite Their Extreme Economy Of Composition And Neutral Backgrounds, The Portraits Convey A Sharp Sense Of The Sitter's Personality, As In Moise Kisling (1915; Private Collection, Milan). A Fine Example Of Modigliani's Figure Paintings Is A Reclining Nude (1917; Guggenheim Museum), An Elegant, Arresting Arrangement Of Curved Lines And Planes As Well As A Striking Idealization Of Feminine Sexuality.
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