Caryatid
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, 1884 - 1920
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1914Medium:
Blue crayon, on beige wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 25 11/16 x 19 1/2 inches (65.2 x 49.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1943-101-3Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Wiesenberger, 1943
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1914Medium:
Blue crayon, on beige wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 25 11/16 x 19 1/2 inches (65.2 x 49.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1943-101-3Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Wiesenberger, 1943
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african influence [x] blue [x] caryatid [x] drawing [x] female nude [x] female subject [x] nude [x] sketch [x] study [x] stylized [x]Modigliani settled in Paris in 1906 and participated in the lively artistic scene centered around the famous Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre, a complex of studios that included those of Picasso, Juan Gris, and Kees van Dongen. This study of a caryatid, perhaps for a sculpture that was never executed, shows the influence of the African masks that so fascinated many avant-garde artists of the time.