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The unknown Modigliani, drawings from the collection of Paul Alexandre, Nöel Alexandre ; [translated by Christine Baker and Michael Raeburn]

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The unknown Modigliani, drawings from the collection of Paul Alexandre, Nöel Alexandre ; [translated by Christine Baker and Michael Raeburn]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The unknown Modigliani

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

27894411

Responsibility statement

Nöel Alexandre ; [translated by Christine Baker and Michael Raeburn]

Sub title

drawings from the collection of Paul Alexandre

Summary

Presents 450 masterful drawings never before published or exhibited. These drawings, lost for 70 years, are evidence of the artist's work during the crucial years 1906 to 1914

Table Of Contents

The angel with a grave face. Preface / Francois Bergot -- Chronology -- pt. 1. Paul Alexandre, Modigliani's chosen witness. 1. 'A subject which has obsessed me since the death of Modigliani'. 2. Modigliani's childhood and youth: his mother's account. 3. Modigliani and fellow-artists. 4. Spring 1909. Jean Alexandre's account. 5. 'What I am searching for ... '. 6. Paul Alexandre's correspondence with Modigliani and Brancusi -- pt. 2. The drawings. 1. The earliest drawings and watercolours. 2. A sketchbook of 1906-7: fifty drawings and two paintings. 3. Five drawings acquired 'soon after our first meeting'. 4. Theatre, circus, 'marionettes' and drawings inspired by the theatre. 5. Caryatids and related drawings. 6. Sculptural heads. 7. Three drawings 'hors serie'. 8. Life studies. 9. Other drawings of the nude. 10. Portrait drawings. 11. Studies for portraits -- Catalogue

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