The Works by Amedeo Modigliani: 97. Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne in a Large Hat (1918)

 

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Modigliani Institute Korea (MIK) is currently introducing artworks of Amedeo Modigliani.

The 97th work to introduce for this week is “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne in a Large Hat” in 1918.

This work is an expressionist style portrait and an oil painting on canvas with the size of 55 x 37.5 cm and possessed by Private Collection.

This portrait portrays Modigliani's last lover, Jeanne Hebuterne, and he has painted many portraits of her since he met Jeanne.

Jeanne Hebuterne

In this painting, Jeanne, wearing a wide-brimmed hat that seems to receive halo behind it, raises one of her hands and places fingers on her chin, giving a pensive expression.

Such a pose of Jeanne is also similar to Modigliani's "Portrait of Lunia Czechowska."

Portrait of Lunia Czechowska, Amedeo
Modigliani (1918)

Her hat is black on top and the underside of the brim is brown, and her skin tone is a similar shade, but slightly lighter and paler.

The painting reveals many of the typical features of Modigliani paintings, such as asymmetric almond-shaped eyes, hollow eyes without pupils, elongated oval face, nose and neck, and her mask-like face also shows influences from African art. 

In this painting, Jeanne is slightly offset from the center and one side of her hat extends beyond the canvas, which Modigliani seems to emphasize the size of her hat large enough to completely cover her face.

In addition, her hands reaching out and touching her face with her fingers and her gentle expression are reminiscent of the soft and serene faces found in the statues of saints in Catholic churches, and these moods are a reflection of the Renaissance art that greatly influenced Modigliani.

The tones of her soft face and bust matches with the featureless background of a similar tone, and the black color of her dress and her hat matches with the black sofa she is sitting.

Besides this painting, there are paintings of Jeanne wearing a hat by Modigliani as shown below.

Jeanne Hebuterne with Hat and Necklace,
Amedeo Modigliani (1917)

Jeanne Hebuterne, Amedeo Modigliani
(1918)

Jeanne Hebuterne in a Hat, Amedeo
Modigliani (1919)

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My new article for Modigliani was published in "UN1K" art magazine in Paris, France

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Last night I received a very meaningful and happy present from Paris, France.

The present is that my new article for Modigliani was published in the "UN1K." art magazine in Paris, France.

Introducing briefly, the “UN1K.” Magazine is an art magazine located in Paris, France, which publishes articles related to rare and valuable pieces by their inventiveness or their price on the art market, and acquisitions that are the pride of museums or collectors.

It is managed by Alexia Guggémos, a journalist, art critic, and author of "L’Histoire de l’art pour les nullissimes."

After I published my Modigliani’s article in “Art & Museums Magazine” in London, UK last December, I received a request for writing an article for Modigliani from Alexia Guggémos, president of “UN1K”, and then the article, which I prepared and submitted to the “UN1K.” magazine, was published last night.

Also, with this article’s publication, I was honored to report the news of the French art to South Korea or vice versa under the title of Korean Correspondent of “UN1K.”

The theme of Modigliani's article published in the “UN1K.” magazine is about the model's eyes in the portraits painted by Modigliani, which I always wanted to write.

Modigliani portrayed various types of eyes in his own unique style, and with this in mind, I wrote an article, for analyzing the various eye types of the models in the portraits by Modigliani, by time and situation.

The title of the article is “Modigliani, the Secret of Eyes in His Portraits” and is translated into French in “UN1K.”.

You can see my article in the UN1K magazine from the below link.

https://unik-artmag.com/amedeo-modigliani-yeux-oeil-interieur-decryptage/

You can also see my article of original English version from the below link in LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/modigliani-secret-eyes-his-portraits-seungyong-chang/

Today, January 24, 2020, is 100th anniversary day since Modigliani died, and therefore, this article is more meaningful to me.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to “UN1K” magazine and president, Alexia Guggémos, who gave me a very meaningful present.

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: 1. AMEDEO MODIGLIANI

Name: Amedeo Modigliani
Born: 12 July 1884, Livorno, Italy
Died: 24 January 1920, Paris, France
Country: Italy
Art Movement: Expressionism
Genre: Nudes, Portraits
Field: Painting, Sculpture
Active Years: 1898-1920
Influenced by: Paul Cezanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Friends/Colleagues: Constantin Brancusi, Diego Rivera, Chaim Soutine, Moise Kisling, Jacques Lipchitz, Max Jacob, Pablo Picasso, Jacob Epstein, Juan Gris, Gino Severini, Maurice Utrillo, Tsuguharu Foujita
Family: Jeanne Hébuterne

Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor with a Jewish descent, who worked most of his life in France.  His painting style is characterized by elongated faces, necks and figures. He was not recognized at the time of his life but became famous after his death. 

Modigliani spent his time for studying Ancient and Renaissance arts during his youth in Italy. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he met many artists including Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi.

In 1912, Modigliani exhibited his sculptures with Cubists in the Salon d'Automne. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself to sculpture. His main subjects were portraits and full body of figures in both paintings and sculptures.

He died at age 35 from tuberculosis meningitis in Paris.

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