World Paintings

Amedeo Modigliani and his landscapes

As we all know, Modigliani’s entire career was a lifelong inquiry into the human nature. What comes to our mind when we hear his name? Most probably his exquisite nudes and unique psychological portraits. His art is a “great gallery of people” (cit.1) that expresses “nothing but a mute affirmation of life.” (cit.2)

However, Modigliani did try his hand at landscapes. During a trip to the South of France at the end of his career he painted these typical views of the Cote d’Azur. In their treatment, in the contrast of softly rounded forms with static elements, the landscapes of Modigliani are said to recall the work of Andre Derain.

cit.1 the Russian writer Ilya Ehrenburg

cit.2 Amedeo Modigliani