During the last two decades, the Royal Academy has been privileged to show a number of masterpieces by Amedeo Modigliani. In I989, several key works by the artist were included in our landmark exhibition 'Italian Art in the Twentieth Century', and in 1994 we were delighted to be able to show the then newly discovered collection of Modigliani drawings belonging to the artist's first patron and collector, Dr Paul Alexandre. It is now a great honour and pleasure for the Royal Academy to present the first major show dedicated to Modigliani's paintings to be held in Great Britain for over forty years.

Foreword

Acknowtedgements

'Too many Last words!'

The Myth of Modigtiani

Kenneth E. Sitver

A PersonaL Universe:

Modigliani's Portraits and Figure Paintings

Simonetta FraqueLti

Carnal KnowLedge

EmiLy Braun

Modigliani and England

Kenneth Wayne

Catalogue prates

Chronology

Kath[een Brunner

Biographies of ModigLiani's ModeLs

Kathteen Brunner

Select Bibliography

List of Works

List of Lenders

Photographic Acknowledgements

Index