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Modigliani woman with hat: a long face, almond eyes and a beaded necklace, seated by a table. An art printable for kids and teens; get the free PDF.
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Download PDFPrintA woman in a brimmed hat with a long face and neck, almond-shaped eyes, a beaded necklace and her arm resting by a table.
Try ochres, burnt reds and muted greens, Modigliani's favorite colors.
Draw a friend's portrait with a stretched-out neck and face like Modigliani.
Modigliani had only one solo exhibition during his lifetime, in Paris in 1917.
A Modigliani woman with hat shows off everything that makes Amedeo Modigliani's style so easy to spot: a stretched face, a super long neck, a thin nose and almond-shaped eyes. Once you have seen a few of his portraits, you can recognize his work from across a room.
Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy, in 1884, and moved to Paris in 1906, when it was the art capital of the world. He lived in the Montmartre and Montparnasse neighborhoods, surrounded by painters, sculptors and poets who were all searching for new ways to make art.
For several years, he focused mostly on sculpture. He was fascinated by African masks and ancient statues with simple, elongated faces. When stone dust and the cost of materials forced him to give up carving, he brought those shapes into his paintings. That is why his portraits look like sculptures made of smooth lines.
He mostly painted people close to him, including friends, fellow artists and his partner Jeanne Hébuterne, who often posed for him wearing a hat. Modigliani died in 1920 at just thirty-five, before he found success. Today his paintings are among the most treasured works of modern art.
