Amedeo Modigliani is a renowned Italian impressionist painter. His paintings are so original that they cannot be confused with anything else. Actually, the artist is considered an impressionist because of the great emotional saturation of his works. But in France, where the artist lived, he was greatly influenced by the great French painters Picasso, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec. Therefore, Modigliani is often referred to as the artist of the Parisian school.
Childhood
Amedeo Modigliani was born in Italy to the Jewish family of Flaminio Modigliani and Eugenia Garsen. He was the fourth child in the family. The family did not live well, and the artist's mother, who lived for a long time in France, was forced to earn money by translating from French. She instilled in the future artist a love for everything French, and this greatly helped Amedeo in the future. Modigliani's mother kept a diary, thanks to which we know a lot about the life of the future artist. As a child, Amedeo was often ill, and once, barely recovering from a serious illness, he decided to become an artist.
Study
After recovering, the parents allowed the future artist to leave school and enter the Academy of Arts in Livorno. Amedeo was fourteen years old and the youngest student on the course. Education in Livorno did not completely satisfy the young artist, and he, together with his friend Oscar Ghiglia, went to study first in Florence, and then in Venice. According to some reports, already in Venice, the artist became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and these addictions pursued the master all his life.
Life in paris
At the beginning of 1906, Modigliani moved to Paris, which at that time was considered the center of world art. The artist's skill in Paris grew steadily, but his paintings remained unnoticed by the public. Modigliani often needed money, but, nevertheless, led a bohemian lifestyle, had many friends and patrons. In Paris, the painter became interested in sculpture, his works were original and attracted attention.
World War I
In 1914, the First World War began. Modigliani was eager for the front, but he was not taken for health reasons. Already at that time, the artist was sick with tuberculosis. Modigliani remained in France and continued to create. Most of his work at that time was made up of portraits, which were successful. Modigliani also organized an exhibition of his work in the nude genre, but the exhibition was dispersed by the police a few hours after it opened.
Personal life
Modigliani had many friends and associates in different years of his life. And, nevertheless, the painter was never married. And his most significant muse and the mother of his child was Jeanne Hébuterne, whom he met as a nineteen-year-old student. Thanks to Jeanne, the artist's works acquired a new meaning and began to enjoy popularity among the public. In addition, Jeanne tried to fight Amedeo's addiction to alcohol and drugs. Modigliani died on January 24, 1925 in Paris from tuberculous meningitis. The next day, Jeanne Hébuterne, who is nine months pregnant, committed suicide.
