Artist: Amedeo Modigliani [imputee] (Italian, 1884 - 1920).
Title: "Study for the Finished Drawing: Portrait de Jeanne Hebuterne".
Medium: Original colored pencil and pencil drawing.
Date: Composed c1917.
Dimensions: Overall size: 7 5/8 x 7 in. (194 x 178 mm). Image size: 5 13/16 x 4 7/8 in. (148 x 124 mm).
Lot Note(s): Bears signature, lower right. Light cream wove paper. Condition: overall staining and foxing; no holes or tears; conservation might well resolve major issues. Literature/catalogue raisonne: For the finished drawing, see M. Restellini, 'Le Silence Eternel: Modigliani-Hébuterne 1916-1919,' Paris, 2008, illustrated facing the title page and pg. 95. Exhibitions of the finished drawing: Milan, Palazzo Reale, 'Amedeo Modigliani: L'angelo dal volto severo,' March-July, 2003, p. 349, no. LXV. Tokyo, The Bunkamura Museum of Art; Sapporo, Museum of Contemporary Art; Osaka, Daimaru Museum Umeda; Shimane Art Museum and The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, 'Modigliani et Hébuterne: Le couple tragique,' April-December, 2007, p. 119, no. 86 (illustrated). Comment(s): A study for the larger, finished drawing executed by Modigliani probably between 1917 and 1919. This drawing sold for $132,240 (€97,000) at Christie's, Paris, 05/20/2009, lot 106. As Christie's noted in their sale catalogue, "[This portrait reflects] the relationship between Amedeo Modigliani and Jeanne Hébuterne between 1917 and 1920 - a relationship which was passionate, excessive and tragic (Jeanne Hébuterne committed suicide, pregnant with their second child, two days after the death of Modigliani from tubercular meningitis in 1920), but also profoundly artistic. The two artists had a reciprocal relationship. Modigliani, whose artistic style was already mature, bore a deep admiration for his young companion (whose swan-like appearance was a significant inspiration to him) and Hébuterne's art meanwhile constantly evolved under the influence of Modigliani's intensity.". [26393-1-800] |
