Detail View: The AMICA Library: Nude (Portrait in Red)
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.61.36.22
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Modigliani, Amedeo
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1884 - 1920
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Amedeo Modigliani
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Title:
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Nude (Portrait in Red)
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1915
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Creation Start Date:
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1915
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Creation End Date:
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1915
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil and ink wash
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Classification Term:
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oil on paper
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Dimensions:
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H.14 x W.10-5/16 in. (sheet)
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Component Measured:
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sheet
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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61.36.22
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillan
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Inscriptions:
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SIGNATURE AND DATE
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Rights:
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Context:
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This lyrical oil drawing owes much to Modigliani's brief occupation as a sculptor. In the early 1910s, after several years as a struggling painter in Paris, Modigliani turned to creating monolithic limestone heads and figures characterized by elongated, archaic features. By 1915 he had returned to painting, but not after incorporating a distinct sculptural sense of volume and movement in his nudes and portrait heads. In this direct and pensive red nude, Modigliani borrows from the formal languages of Cubism and Fauvism to produce an image of striking originality. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.12448c.tif
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