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Amedeo Modigliani | Sculpture

Only 27 sculptures by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) are known to exist.
In his sculpture, Modigliani, (Italian painter and sculptor), tried to capture the raw, primitive and mysterious power of African masks, as well as the beatific smiles of Cambodian or Khmer heads.
In their hardness, Modigliani's sculptures represent a conscious attempt to get away from the soft modelled surfaces of Rodin's sculpture.
They are also part of a modernist trend toward "direct carving" i.e. works that are simple and directly carved by the sculptor, instead of being part of an elaborate process involving many assistants and a foundry.

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Si conoscono solo 27 sculture di Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920.
Nella sua scultura, Modigliani ha cercato di catturare il potere crudo, primitivo e misterioso delle maschere africane, così come i beati sorrisi delle teste cambogiane o khmer.
Nella loro durezza, le sculture di Modigliani rappresentano un tentativo consapevole di allontanarsi dalle morbide superfici modellate della scultura di Rodin.
Fanno anche parte di una tendenza modernista verso "l'intaglio diretto", cioè opere che sono semplici e scolpite direttamente dallo scultore, invece di far parte di un elaborato processo che coinvolge molti assistenti e una fonderia.

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture

Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 | Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor | Sculpture