Amedeo Modigliani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920)

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1884

Place of Birth: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1920

Profession: painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Italian pronunciation: [ame'd??o modi?'?a?ni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France.
He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces, necks, and figures that were not received well during his lifetime but later found acceptance.
Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance.
In 1906 he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncu?i.
By 1912 Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne. Modigliani's œuvre includes paintings and drawings.
From 1909 to 1914 he devoted himself mainly to sculpture.
His main subject was portraits and full figures, both in the images and in the sculptures.
Modigliani had little success while alive, but after his death achieved great popularity.
He died of tubercular meningitis, at the age of 35, in Paris.