How African Masks Transformed Modigliani’s Revolutionary Elongated Portraits
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor, whose distinctive approach to portraiture is firmly embedded in the modernist movement. Born in Livorno, Italy, Modigliani’s artistic career took shape in Paris, where he moved in 1906 and entered a vibrant world of artistic innovation and intellectual exchange. Here, he befriended prominent figures…