Inv. n°: MMoCA8MA

Male Caryatid, Hands behind his Head

Stamped with the Paul Alexandre collection mark.

h. 33.8 x w. 26.5 cm

c. 1911

Blue crayon on paper

Provenance

  • Given to Paul Alexandre, Paris, Paul Alexandre was Modigliani’s most important early patron. Modigliani painted five portraits of him and gave him several hundred drawings
  • By descent to Paul Alexandre’s grandchildren who asked Richard Nathanson to sell (private advisor in Impressonist & 20th century art), Belgium
  • 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, p. 218, no. 139
  • D. Alberge, "Classical Modern Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 326, fig. 30
  • R. Nathanson, Modigliani, A Unique Artistic Voice, Estorick Collection in London, 2015, pp. 58-59
  • M. Klein, Modigliani Unmasked, The Jewish Museum New York, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 19th September 2017, p. 88
  • D. Lemny, Brancusi, La Sublimation de la Forme, Brussels, Belgium, 31st October 2019, p. 78, fig. 30 (cat. 58)

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
  • Brancusi, La Sublimation de la Forme, Europalia Arts Festival, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium, 1st October 2019 — 2nd February 2020

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

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