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The Modigliani Technical Research Study. Modigliani in the South of France
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 394-399
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Centeno, Silvia A. (Centeno, Silvia A.)
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Duvernois, Isabelle (Duvernois, Isabelle)
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Fronek, Joe (Fronek, Joe)
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King, Annette (King, Annette)
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Townsend, Joyce H. (Townsend, Joyce H.)
Subjects
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo / Soutine, Chaim / Foujita, Tsugouharu / Archipenko, Alexander / Survage, Léopold / Kisling, Moise / Matisse, Henri / Renoir, Pierre-Auguste / Cézanne, Paul
dates:
1910-1919
media:
Paintings / Drawings
museums and institutions:
Tate Modern, London, Great Britain / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
places:
France / Nice
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Style / Influence / Visual sources / Supports / Pigments / Colour / Alterations / Techniques / Underdrawings / Charcoal / Tempera / Sitters / Dating / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Radiographs / Infrared reflectography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The little peasant, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1918. Oil and tempera on canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Tate, London).
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10. The Italian woman, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1918–19. Canvas, 102.6 by 67 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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11. Photomicrograph of Fig.1 showing top of split in sitter’s shirt.
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12. Details of Fig.1 showing (a) sleeve of sitter’s right arm; and (b) sitter’s right knee.
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13. Details of signatures from (a) Fig.1; (b) Fig.2; and (c) Fig.10.
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2. Young woman of the people, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1918. Oil (and possibly water-based media) on canvas, 100.3 by 65.1 cm. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
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3. Detail from the infra-red reflectogram of Fig.1, showing underdrawing circling the face.
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4. Detail from the infra-red reflectogram of Fig.2, showing underdrawing of a bracelet.
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5. X-radiograph of Fig.1.
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6. Fig.1 in transmitted light.
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7. Macro-XRF map details of Fig.10: (a) iron; (b) mercury; (c) calcium.
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8. Detail of Fig.10.
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9. Detail of Fig.2.
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[Appendix. Table showing the results of pigment, media, ground preparation and varnish analyses, and of the canvas thread counts, of Figs.1, 2 and 10.]
Article
The Modigliani Technical Research Study. An introduction to Modigliani’s materials and techniques
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 182-188
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Fraquelli, Simonetta (Fraquelli, Simonetta)
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Ireson, Nancy (Ireson, Nancy)
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King, Annette (King, Annette)
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Townsend, Joyce H. (Townsend, Joyce H.)
Subjects
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
1900-1919
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Tate Modern, London, Great Britain / National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States / Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
places:
France / Italy
subjects:
Italian painting / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Infrared reflectography / Radiographs / Attribution / Supports / Underdrawings
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Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Béatrice (Portrait of Beatrice Hastings), by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas with newsprint, 55.2 by 38.2 cm. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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2. Female nude, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1916. Canvas, 92 by 60 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London).
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3. The little peasant (‘Le petit paysan’), by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1918. Canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Tate, London).
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4. Self-portrait, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1919. Canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Museu de Arte Comtemporânea da Universidade de São Paolo, Brazil).
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5. Portrait of a girl, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1917. Canvas, 80.8 by 60 cm. (Tate, London).
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6. X-radiograph showing the earlier figure beneath the surface of Fig.5.
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7. Nude study, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1908. Canvas, 81.9 by 54 cm. (Private collection).
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8. Photomicrograph of the right eye from Fig.2.
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9. Photomicrograph of the left eye from Fig.5.
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Whistler's Oil Painting Materials
10/1994 | 1099 | 136
Pages: 684+690-696
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Townsend, Joyce H. (Townsend, Joyce H.)
Subjects
artists:
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill
dates:
1850-1899
places:
England
subjects:
British painting / Oil painting (technique)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Symphony in White: The Little White Girl, by James McNeill Whistler. 1864. 76 by 51 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
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32. Crepuscule in Flesh Colour and Green: Valparaiso, by James McNeill Whistler. 1866. 58.4 by 75.4 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
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33. Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, by James McNeill Whistler. c.1872-75. 67.9 by 50.8 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
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34. Part of the Birnie Philip Bequest of Whistler's Painting Materials. (Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow).
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36. Whistler's Table Palette. (Tate Gallery Archive, London).
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37. Sketch for The Balcony, by James McNeill Whistler. 1867. Panel, 61 by 48.2 cm. (Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow).
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38. Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, by James McNeill Whistler. 1872. 189.9 by 97.8 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
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39. Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Fire Wheel, by James McNeill Whistler. 1875. 54.3 by 76.2 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
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40. Nocturne in Blue-Green, by James McNeill Whistler. 1871. Panel, 50.2 by 59.1 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).
Western art unattributed:
35. One of Whistler's Palettes, with Squeezes of Paint Straight from the Tube. (Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow University).