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The Modigliani Technical Research Study. Modigliani’s Paris portraits 1915–17
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 311-318
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Buckley, Barbara (Buckley, Barbara)
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Duffy, Michael (Duffy, Michael)
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Langley, Allison (Langley, Allison)
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Porell, Mina (Porell, Mina)
Subjects
art literature:
Fry, Roger (R. F.; R. E. F.)
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
1910-1919
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States / Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States / Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Double portraits / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Radiographs / Techniques / Pigments / Style / Cubist / Collage (technique) / Sitters / Lipchitz, Jacques
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Madam Pompadour, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1915. Canvas, 61.1 by 50.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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10. Anna Zborowska, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1917. Canvas, 130.2 by 81.3 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York).
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11. X-radiograph of Fig.10.
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12. Chromium (left) and calcium (right) XRF mapping images for Fig.10.
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2. Béatrice (Portrait of Beatrice Hastings), by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas, 55.2 by 38.2 cm. (The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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3. Early black-and-white photograph of Fig.2 (Paul Guillaume Archives; © Institut Restellini, Paris).
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4. The pretty housewife, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1915. Canvas, 110.5 by 49.8 cm. (The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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5. X-radiograph of Fig.4.
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6. Composite of inscription details from (from the top): Fig.4, Fig.9, Fig.2 and Fig.1.
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7. Details of Fig.4 (clockwise from top left): a) green and grey-green peeking through the corners of the proper left eye; b) hairline with underlying warm green tone; c) dark green-black paint tamped or sponged to texture the collar; d) scraping through the background.
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8. X-radiograph of Fig.9.
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9. Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas, 81.3 by 54.3 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).