Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Details

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Tête de jeune Fille

marked and numbered at the base Modigliani 8/8 and stamped C. Valsuani cire perdue, bronze with dark brown patina
21½in. (56cm.) high

Conceived between 1910 and 1911 and cast in a numbered edition of eight at a later date

Literature

A. Werner, Modigliani Sculpteur, 1962 (the wood version illustrated p. 40: titled Tête de Femme)
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, Barcelona, 1970
(the wood version no. 617: illustrated p. 313; titled Tête de Femme)

Lot Essay

The original wood model, from which this bronze was cast, seems to be the first sculpture by Modigliani and is his only known wood sculpture.
Sold with a photo-certificate from Jeanne Modigliani-Nechtschein dated Paris, 22 oct. 1971

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