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Modigliani Institute Korea (MIK) is
currently introducing artworks of Amedeo Modigliani.
The 87th work to introduce for this
week is “Little Girl in Black Apron” in 1918.
This work is an expressionist style
portrait and an oil painting on canvas with the size of 92.5 x 60.5 cm and
housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel in Basel, Switzerland.
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| Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
Modigliani's 1918 paintings appear a series of children, which is no coincidence. The reason for this is that during Modigliani's stay in southern France, there were neither portrait commissions nor the models such as Zborowski had paid in Paris. As a result, Modigliani was free to choose the subject for his paintings, whether as adults or children.
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| Portrait of Leopold Zborowski, Amedeo Modigliani (1917) |
Examples of paintings for adults at the time include “Seated man with a cane” and “A beautiful grocer”. Modigliani, who spent his childhood amid families with many children in his hometown of Livorno, may have recalled his childhood, painting innocent children.
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| Seated Man with a Cane, Amedeo Modigliani (1918) |
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| A Beautiful Grocer, Amedeo Modigliani (1918) |
In this painting, the pose of the little girl with big eyes looks a little stiff and awkward, but in another painting of the same little girl, “Two little girls,” she looks more comfortable.
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| Two Little Girls, Amedeo Modigliani (1918) |
The little
girl's black outfit stands out with some embroidery at the bust, and her black
apron and the chest of drawers serve to add horizontal lines to the paintings.
Also, the black book on the drawers suggests that the little girl is a wise and
studious child.
Thank you.
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