Details
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Cariatide bleu II
blue wax crayon over pencil on paper laid down on paper
21 7/8 x 17 5/8in. (55.6 x 44.8cm.)
Drawn 1913-1914
Cariatide bleu II
blue wax crayon over pencil on paper laid down on paper
21 7/8 x 17 5/8in. (55.6 x 44.8cm.)
Drawn 1913-1914
Provenance
Hunt and Mariska Diederich, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Sydney G. Biddle, New York
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1989, lot 132
Galerie Schmit, Paris
Sydney G. Biddle, New York
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1989, lot 132
Galerie Schmit, Paris
Literature
M. Rotlisberger, "Les Cariatides de Modigliani, Notice Critique," Critica d'Arte, March-April, 1960, vol. 38, p. 110, no. 33
A. Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani, dessins et sculptures, Milan, 1965, no. 113 (illustrated)
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, sa vie, son oeuvre complet, son art, Barcelona, 1970, no. 541 (illustrated, p. 298)
C. Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, dessins, aquarelles, Paris, 1990, vol. I, no. 13/13 (illustrated, p. 256)
O. Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo generale sculture e disegni, 1909-1914, Milan, 1992, no. 135 (illustrated in color, p. 137)
A. Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani, dessins et sculptures, Milan, 1965, no. 113 (illustrated)
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, sa vie, son oeuvre complet, son art, Barcelona, 1970, no. 541 (illustrated, p. 298)
C. Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, dessins, aquarelles, Paris, 1990, vol. I, no. 13/13 (illustrated, p. 256)
O. Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo generale sculture e disegni, 1909-1914, Milan, 1992, no. 135 (illustrated in color, p. 137)
Exhibited
New York, Perls Galleries, Modigliani, The Sydney G. Biddle Collection, Oct.-Nov., 1956, no. 8 (illustrated)
New York, Perls Galleries, The Nudes of Modigliani, For the benefit of the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library, Oct.-Nov., 1966, no. 19 (illustrated)
Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art, Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, Dec., 1983-March, 1984, no number
New York, Perls Galleries, The Nudes of Modigliani, For the benefit of the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library, Oct.-Nov., 1966, no. 19 (illustrated)
Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art, Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, Dec., 1983-March, 1984, no number