AW546: After Modigliani Copy of "Reclining Nude" Oil On Canvas Painting

After Modigliani Copy of "Reclining Nude" Oil On Canvas Painting. Very faint signature lower left. Likely painted by a follower of Modigliani after his depth. The age of the canvas, stretchers and frame all point towards an early 20th Century creation.

Comments: Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Italian, Born 12 July 1884; Died 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Ecole de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures — works that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where his work was influenced by Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi.  By 1912, Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne. Modigliani's oeuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His main subjects were 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. Following his death, other artists of the period copied many of his more important works in tribute to his legacy. It is thought that this is one such painting.