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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)
Almaïsa
Details
AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)
Almaïsa
signed 'Modigliani' (lower right) and titled 'ALMAÏSA' (upper right)
oil on canvas
36 1⁄8 x 21 in. (92.3 x 53.4 cm.)
Painted in 1917
Almaïsa
signed 'Modigliani' (lower right) and titled 'ALMAÏSA' (upper right)
oil on canvas
36 1⁄8 x 21 in. (92.3 x 53.4 cm.)
Painted in 1917
Provenance
Léopold Zborowski, Paris.
Armand Parent, Paris.
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris (acquired from the above, 19 October 1925).
Marcel Bernheim, Paris (acquired from the above, 7 October 1927).
Jonas and Maria Netter, Paris (by 1929, then by descent).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 26 January 1968).
Sari Heller Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 18 January 1972).
Nathan and Marion Smooke, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 1972); Estate sale, Phillips, New York, 1 November 2001, lot 14.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Armand Parent, Paris.
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris (acquired from the above, 19 October 1925).
Marcel Bernheim, Paris (acquired from the above, 7 October 1927).
Jonas and Maria Netter, Paris (by 1929, then by descent).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 26 January 1968).
Sari Heller Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 18 January 1972).
Nathan and Marion Smooke, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, 1972); Estate sale, Phillips, New York, 1 November 2001, lot 14.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Literature
M. Schwarz, Amedeo Modigliani, Paris, 1927 (illustrated, pl. X).
A. Pfannstiel, Modigliani: L’art et la vie, Paris, 1929, p. 26, no. 3.
A. Pfannstiel, Modigliani et son oeuvre: Etude critique et catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1956, p. 107, no. 164.
A. Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani, peintre, Milan, 1958, pp. 54-55, no. 81 (illustrated).
J. Russell, ed., Modigliani, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, 1963, pp. 7 and 18.
R. van Gindertael, Modigliani et Montparnasse, Paris, 1969, pp. 59 and 99 (illustrated in color, p. 59, pl. 33).
A. Ceroni and L. Piccioni, I dipinti di Modigliani, Milan, 1970, p. 94, no. 132 (illustrated, p. 94 and illustrated again in color, pl. 23; dated 1916 and titled L’algerina Almaïsa seduta).
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, catalogue raisonné: Sa vie, son oeuvre complet, son art, Barcelona, 1970, pp. 117 and 197, no. 145 (illustrated, p. 197; dated 1916).
H.L. Hubbard, Modigliani and The Painters of Montparnasse, New York, 1975, pp. 43 and 83 (illustrated in color, pl. 33).
B. Zurcher, Modigliani, Paris, 1980, p. 30, no. 25 (illustrated in color; dated 1916).
L. Carluccio, J. Leymarie, R. Negri, F. Russoli and Y. Brunhammer, Ecole de Paris, Paris, 1981, pp. 216 and 338 (illustrated in color, p. 216).
T. Castieau-Barrielle, La vie et l’oeuvre de Amedeo Modigliani, Paris, 1987, pp. 136-137 (illustrated, p. 137; dated 1916).
C. Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné: Peinture, dessins, aquarelles, Rome, 1991, vol. II, pp. 124 and 297, no. 24⁄1916 (illustrated, p. 124; dated 1916).
O. Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo generale dipinti, Milan, 1991, p. 149, no. 135 (illustrated in color; dated 1916 and titled L’algerina Almaisa seduta).
E. Braun, Modigliani: Beyond the Myth, exh. cat., The Jewish Museum, New York, 2004, p. 25 (illustrated in situ at the Venice Biennale, p. 31).
S. Caba, Modigliani: El rostro intemporal, Madrid, 2008, p. 334 (illustrated in color, p. 335; detail illustrated in color, p. 334; dated 1916 and titled La argelina Almaisa, sentada).
G.-P. and F. Dauberville, Modigliani: Amedeo Modigliani chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2015, pp. 114-115, no. 38 (illustrated, p. 115).
C. Lange and O. Westheider, eds., Modern Gazes: Modigliani, exh. cat., Staaatsgalerie Stuttgart, 2024, pp. 22 and 38, no. 8 (illustrated in color, p. 22; dated 1916).
A. Pfannstiel, Modigliani: L’art et la vie, Paris, 1929, p. 26, no. 3.
A. Pfannstiel, Modigliani et son oeuvre: Etude critique et catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1956, p. 107, no. 164.
A. Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani, peintre, Milan, 1958, pp. 54-55, no. 81 (illustrated).
J. Russell, ed., Modigliani, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, 1963, pp. 7 and 18.
R. van Gindertael, Modigliani et Montparnasse, Paris, 1969, pp. 59 and 99 (illustrated in color, p. 59, pl. 33).
A. Ceroni and L. Piccioni, I dipinti di Modigliani, Milan, 1970, p. 94, no. 132 (illustrated, p. 94 and illustrated again in color, pl. 23; dated 1916 and titled L’algerina Almaïsa seduta).
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, catalogue raisonné: Sa vie, son oeuvre complet, son art, Barcelona, 1970, pp. 117 and 197, no. 145 (illustrated, p. 197; dated 1916).
H.L. Hubbard, Modigliani and The Painters of Montparnasse, New York, 1975, pp. 43 and 83 (illustrated in color, pl. 33).
B. Zurcher, Modigliani, Paris, 1980, p. 30, no. 25 (illustrated in color; dated 1916).
L. Carluccio, J. Leymarie, R. Negri, F. Russoli and Y. Brunhammer, Ecole de Paris, Paris, 1981, pp. 216 and 338 (illustrated in color, p. 216).
T. Castieau-Barrielle, La vie et l’oeuvre de Amedeo Modigliani, Paris, 1987, pp. 136-137 (illustrated, p. 137; dated 1916).
C. Parisot, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné: Peinture, dessins, aquarelles, Rome, 1991, vol. II, pp. 124 and 297, no. 24⁄1916 (illustrated, p. 124; dated 1916).
O. Patani, Amedeo Modigliani, Catalogo generale dipinti, Milan, 1991, p. 149, no. 135 (illustrated in color; dated 1916 and titled L’algerina Almaisa seduta).
E. Braun, Modigliani: Beyond the Myth, exh. cat., The Jewish Museum, New York, 2004, p. 25 (illustrated in situ at the Venice Biennale, p. 31).
S. Caba, Modigliani: El rostro intemporal, Madrid, 2008, p. 334 (illustrated in color, p. 335; detail illustrated in color, p. 334; dated 1916 and titled La argelina Almaisa, sentada).
G.-P. and F. Dauberville, Modigliani: Amedeo Modigliani chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2015, pp. 114-115, no. 38 (illustrated, p. 115).
C. Lange and O. Westheider, eds., Modern Gazes: Modigliani, exh. cat., Staaatsgalerie Stuttgart, 2024, pp. 22 and 38, no. 8 (illustrated in color, p. 22; dated 1916).
Exhibited
Venice, XVIII Biennale Internationale d'Arte, Mostra personale di Amedeo Modigliani, summer 1930, no. 17.
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Modigliani, November 1933, p. 23, no. 34.
Kunsthalle Basel, Modigliani, January-February 1934, p. 8, no. 26.
Paris, Galerie Beaux-Arts, Peintres instinctifs: Naissance de l'expressionnisme, December 1935-January 1936, no. 70.
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Inc., Amedeo Modigliani, October-November 1971, no. 30 (illustrated in color).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters from the Smooke Collection, April-June 1987, p. 94 (illustrated in color; dated 1916).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Modigliani, November 1933, p. 23, no. 34.
Kunsthalle Basel, Modigliani, January-February 1934, p. 8, no. 26.
Paris, Galerie Beaux-Arts, Peintres instinctifs: Naissance de l'expressionnisme, December 1935-January 1936, no. 70.
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Inc., Amedeo Modigliani, October-November 1971, no. 30 (illustrated in color).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters from the Smooke Collection, April-June 1987, p. 94 (illustrated in color; dated 1916).
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