Inv. n°: MMoCA35MA

Figure with wing-like arms – recto (black crayon) stamped with the Paul Alexandre collection mark. Head Turned to Right – verso (sanguine)

h. 42.7 x w. 27.3 cm

c. 1908 - 1910

Black crayon on paper

Provenance

  • Dr Paul Alexandre (Modigliani’s most important early patron. Modigliani painted five portraits of him and gave him several hundred drawings), Paris
  • By descent to Paul Alexandre’s grandchildren who asked Richard Nathanson to sell (private advisor in Impressonist & 20th century art)
  • Acquired at Caroline Wiseman Modern and Contemporary (on behalf of R. Nathanson), London, 11th December 2008

Publications

  • N. Alexandre, The Unknown Modigliani: Drawings from the Collection of Paul Alexandre, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., October 1993, recto p. 365, no. 346 - verso p. 326, no. 300
  • D. Alberge, "Classical Modern Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 327, fig. 31
  • R. Nathanson, Modigliani, A Unique Artistic Voice, Estorick Collection, London, 2015, recto p. 43 – verso p. 42
  • M. Klein, Modigliani Unmasked, The Jewish Museum New York, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 19th September 2017, pp. 64-65

Exhibitions

  • Drawings from the Collection of Paul Alexandre, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy, September 1993 — January 1994
  • Drawings from the Collection of Paul Alexandre, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada, February 1996 — April 1996
  • Drawings from the Collection of Paul Alexandre, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France, July 1996 — October 1996
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011 (outside of loan periods)
  • Modigliani: A Unique Artistic Voice, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London, UK, 15th April 2015 — 18th June 2015
  • Modigliani Unmasked, The Jewish Museum, New York, USA, 15th September 2017 — 4th February 2018

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