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Modigliani Institute Korea (MIK) is
currently introducing artworks of Amedeo Modigliani one by one every week.
The 58th work to introduce for this
week is “Lolotte (Woman with hat)” in 1916.
This work is an expressionist style
portrait and an oil painting on a canvas with the size of 55 x 35.5 cm, and it
is possessed by Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, France.
Georges Pompidou Center
Lolotte was one of numerous girls,
mostly from the provinces, who gathered in the artists' quarter in search of
new ways of living. Modigliani saw Lolotte, who was
looking somewhat lonely, in his studio, and studied her carefully to draw her
painting. Modigliani gave a little mystery
and spiritual beauty when drawing most of his female models, but instead of
such mystery and spiritual beauty, he gave a slight mediocrity about this
model.
The model in this work has a
rounded face with a highlighted curved outline and especially a prominent chin
line. In this painting, Modigliani shows a slanted face and elongated neck that
are part of his representative painting styles. And a point under her eyes is
acting as a characteristic that exudes her charm to the fullest. The model's
hat and clothes have colors that are almost indistinguishable from the
background, and the prominent parts are the roses, decorated on the model's
clothes, hair and face.
And in this painting, Modigliani used black outlines
for her eyes, nose, and mouth to emphasize her distinct features. In addition,
in order to express the rich emotions contained in her gaze in the painting,
the artist chose eyes with pupils instead of eyes without them, which is one of
his unique styles. Moreover, Modigliani used black outlines for her pupils. It
seems that he attempted them to suggest that he himself found infinite value in
her gaze and she is a possessor of too rich emotions in the painting.
Modigliani drew several additional
paintings besides this painting, modeling Lolotte.
Young Lolotte
Woman With a Necklace
Thank you.
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