Jeanne Modigliani (1918-1984) - Abstracción

Artist: Jeanne Modigliani (1918-1984)
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Signature: Hand signed

JEANNE MODIGLIANI (Nice, 1918 - Paris, 1984) .
"Abstraction".
Acrylic on canvas
Signed on the back
Measurements: 50x40xm

Daughter of the acclaimed painter Amedeo Modigliani and the artist Jeanne Hébuterne, Jeanne Modigliani did not know her parents: Amadeo died on January 24, 1920 when Jeanne was only fourteen months old and her mother, the painter's muse, eventually committed suicide. of a few hours. The girl was adopted by her paternal aunt and grew up in Livorno, graduating in art history from the University of Florence. Of Jewish origin and granddaughter of a socialist, in 1939 she fled to Paris due to fascist persecution and, after the Nazi occupation, she joined the maquis. After the war, Jeanne Modigliani began the search for the truth about her father. In 1952, with a scholarship from the National Center for Scientific Research, he also embarked on research on Van Gogh. It is precisely the similarities between the life of the Dutch painter and that of her father that made her return to him, to Modigliani, to whom she dedicated herself completely from that moment on. His constant interest in obtaining official recognition of the value of his father's work was a great success when, in 1981, in Paris, he mounted the most complete exhibition of Modigliani: more than 250 works including paintings, sculptures, gouaches and drawings were part of the exhibition. of a sample that increased, if possible, interest in the teacher. In 1983 he founded the Amedeo Modigliani Légal Archives, with the aim of classifying and protecting Modigliani's work. However, Jeanne Modigliani's life was not limited to her documentary work, but she inherited her mastery of brushes from her father. With a production close to abstract expressionism, sometimes approaching figuration, Jeanne Modigliani's compositions expressed, with total sincerity and freedom, the deepest states of the soul. From the most dynamic and spontaneous compositions to the most calm and soothing, Jeanne knew how to capture her most intimate and personal self in her works.