#ArtSaturday Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884 – 1920)
Italian Jewish painter and sculptor, Modern pic.twitter.com/CyLp6rMUpE— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) June 3, 2017
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Known for portraits & nudes
work not well received in his lifetime but later accepted almost universally pic.twitter.com/f9IaHgryml— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) June 3, 2017
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Portrait, Jean Cocteau pic.twitter.com/nF3NEZfg9Y— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) June 3, 2017
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Portrait, Leon Indenbaum pic.twitter.com/Ft7Lu5CGMD— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Portrait, Madame Kisling pic.twitter.com/TgRJC63faq— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Modigliani, Picasso, and Salmon pic.twitter.com/WVyFAUgCJd— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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close relationship with his mother, who home-schooled till age 10, and supported art career later pic.twitter.com/SzLfEeD2yC— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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serious health problems: pleurisy (age 11), typhoid fever (16), tuberculosis (16) pic.twitter.com/AYTJVSXmVM— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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at 14, seriously ill with typhoid, M raged and grieved that he would never be able to see Italian art masters pic.twitter.com/phpqEw80TU— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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when he recovered from second typhoid fever bout, mother took him on tour of Italy and its art masterpieces pic.twitter.com/hrMhQCH80S— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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mother took him on tour of Italian art masterpieces and enrolled him in classes with best art teacher in Livorno pic.twitter.com/FVsJAuA6LG— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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1906, moved to Paris pic.twitter.com/yrkDXN21rt— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Increasing alcohol & drug intake may have been to mask severe pain of tuberculosis, which would eventually kill him pic.twitter.com/i1bi5dYO3W— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Bride & Groom pic.twitter.com/3qtlBF3arW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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never told colleagues & friends about tuberculosis: incurable & very infectious:
they thought M just a drunk-addict pic.twitter.com/i0ZUasHosl— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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1910, met first love – the married Russian poet Anna Ahkmatova, with whom he had a prolonged affair
(drawings of AA) pic.twitter.com/TZTjhLnoqM— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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After Ahkmatova returned to her husband, M had many affairs until he met next love: Beatrice Hastings (model here) pic.twitter.com/LzLdP4nfuj— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Beatrice was subject of many of his paintings, including this version of Madame Pompadour pic.twitter.com/jxEjToFyux— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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1916, befriended Polish Art dealer Léopold Zborowski & wife Anna: became M’s primary art dealer & financial support pic.twitter.com/Ke7aMBqvhs— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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1917 only solo art exhibition closed on 1st day by police for “obscenity”
nudes caused outrage
Nude Sitting on Divan pic.twitter.com/dAo4KI0UoO— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) June 3, 2017
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this painting sold for $170.4M in 2015 pic.twitter.com/mHXz6ne6eb— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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1917, met 19yo art student Jeanne Hébuterne, became common-law wife and model pic.twitter.com/JqBjXuT5h7— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Jeanne pic.twitter.com/1sfazVyDl6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Jeanne pic.twitter.com/otpBR7Vod1— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Jeanne pic.twitter.com/KJZmDGpUO2— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Jeanne’s parents opposed official engagement (during 2nd pregnancy) because of M’s reputation as alcoholic & addict pic.twitter.com/KNwa1QrGPf— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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official wedding plans shattered when Modigliani died: tubercular meningitis
M self-portraits pic.twitter.com/HCG3fVdu2e— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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Jeanne committed suicide day after M’s death (killing unborn child)
1st child legally recognized by M before death pic.twitter.com/B1cSpJkt3X— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
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grave, with Jeanne pic.twitter.com/tz90MWe6j1— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) October 14, 2017
