Amedeo Modigliani
Caryatid

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Artist Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920)Italian, 1884–1920

CultureItalian

Titles

Caryatid

Datec. 1914

PlaceParis, France

MediumGouache and watercolor with chalk and graphite on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 55 3/8 × 26 3/16 in. (140.7 × 66.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 63 1/4 × 34 × 2 5/8 in. (160.7 × 86.4 × 6.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Oveta Culp Hobby

Object number84.412

Non exposé

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

DescriptionAmedeo Modigliani came to Paris in 1906,
aspiring to become a sculptor. He befriended
Constantin Brancusi, assimilating his treatment
of simplified forms while retaining a greater
naturalism. About 1913, Modigliani began
to envision a “temple of humanity” that
would feature monumental caryatid figures
carved from stone, based on archetypes
found in Classical architecture. He made
numerous studies, of which this example is
one of the largest and most painterly. Lack
of funds put an end to this project, however,
and Modigliani gave up sculpture for painting
shortly thereafter.
ProvenanceOveta Culp Hobby, Houston, by November 19, 1984; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Amedeo Modigliani," Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Wesrfalen, Dusseldorf, January 19–April 7,1991; Kunsthaus Zurich, April 19–July 21, 1991.

"Amedeo Modigliani Retrospective," The Jewish Museum, New York, May 21–September 19, 2004; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 23, 2004–January 23, 2005.

"Against the Current: 20th Century Representational Art in the Collection of the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 7, 2006–September 2, 2007.

"Europe 1900-1975: Selections from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4, 2014–January 4, 2015.

"Modigliani Unmasked," The Jewish Museum, New York, September 17, 2017–February 4, 2018.

Catalogue raisonnéPfannstiel 68

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