RICHARD  NATHANSON

Amedeo Modigliani

1884 - 1920

Female Head   c. 1911

Black crayon; stamped with the Paul Alexandre collection mark.

16 ¾ x 10 3/8 inches  42.7 x 26.4 cms. 

Provenance:  Dr Paul Alexandre, Paris, to whom it was given by Modigliani.

                         Thence by descent to the present owner.

Reproduced: The Unknown Modigliani by Noël Alexandre, Page 278 [no. 229].

                        Fonds Mercator, 1993.

The above book, written by Paul Alexandre’s youngest son Noël, is dedicated:

To my friend Richard Nathanson whose enthusiasm and artistic sensibility have encouraged me

to publish this account.

Exhibited:       Modigliani Drawings from The Collection of Paul  Alexandre at:

                         London,   The Royal Academy, 1993.

                         Venice,    Palazzo Grassi, 1993 - 1994.

                         Tokyo,     Ueno Royal Museum,1994.

                         Bruges,    Centro d’Arte San Giovanni, 1994.       

                         Montréal, Museum of Fine Art, 1996.                       

                         Rouen,     Musée des Beaux Arts, 1996.

This drawing is directly related to the carved head below of circa 1911.

Also to these two 1911-12 Caryatid paintings.

The serenity, beauty and oval form of this enigmatic face express, as these five paintings show, a sublime quality Modigliani was to cherish throughout his short career; and portray in some of his most famous female subjects.

Nu 1919                                                                      

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