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Amedeo Modigliani

Portrait of Leopold Zborowski

Maker

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884-1920)

Title

Portrait of Leopold Zborowski

Year

1917

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pencil, graphite

Supports

Dimensions

47.9 x 31.4 cm (18 7/8 x 12 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in UR:àZboroski, Modigigliani

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Edith Wetmore

Object Number

32.241

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Facing Artists
Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection
Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Amadeo Modigliani lived and worked in Paris during the first two decades of the 20th century, a time of great artistic and intellectual ferment that launched the

avant-garde. Poet Leopold Zborowski (Polish, 1889-1932) became Modigliani’s dealer after 1915, providing him with a stipend and sitting for several portraits.

Modigliani’s signature elongations of the face and form do not fail to capture the gentle demeanor of his benefactor.

Italian Art in Celebration of Rhode Island’s Italian Festival; Seven Centuries of Italian Art
CRIA Benefit Exhibition
Apr 12, 1967 – May 21, 1967
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884-1920)
Portrait of Leopold Zborowski, 1917
Graphite on paper
47.9 x 31.4 cm (18 7/8 x 12 3/8 inches)
Gift of Miss Edith Wetmore 32.241

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