Modigliani is one ofthe best known yet least understood oftwentieth—century artists．His story is legendary—the handsome bohemian plagued by m health whose dissolute life of alcohol，drugs and sex led to his prematu re death atthe age ofthi rty-five．Yet；n this brieftime Modig[iani succeeded in inventing a unique and instantly recognisable visual language．

Modigliani is one ofthe best known yet least understood oftwentieth—century artists．His story is legendary—the handsome bohemian plagued by m health whose dissolute life of alcohol，drugs and sex led to his prematu re death atthe age ofthi rty-five．Yet；n this brieftime Modig[iani succeeded in inventing a unique and instantly recognisable visual language．

Drawing on the Iatest scholarship，some oftheforemost authorities on the artist consider the sensual nudes that caused such a sensation at the time and the portraits and figure paintings that reveal Modigiiani’s enduring fascination with the human form．The book looks at the wide range of influences on which he drew—from ancient Egyptian and dassicat Greek art，Renaissance painting，Cambodian and African sculpture，Jewish mysticism，Catholicism to French Post-lmpressiOnism—as well as his extensive ties to Engtand，a hithe rto little—explored aspect of his short life．

By exploring the myth that surrounds the artist and examining his seductive yet highly disciplined output，this sumptUOUS book will contribute to a reassessment of Modigiiani’s position in the annats of early twentieth—century art．

Foreword

Acknowledgements

‘Too many last words!’：

The MIyth of Modigliani

Kenneth E．Sitver

A Personal Universe：

Modigliani’s Portraits and Figure Paintings

Simonetta Fraquelli

Carnal Knowledge

Emily Braun

Modigliani and England

Kenneth Wayne

Catalogue plates

Chronology

Kathleen Brunner

Biographies of Modigliani’S Models

Kathleen Brunner

Select Bibliography

List of Works

List of Lenders

Photographic Acknowledgements

Index