A Woman
1917-1920
Amedeo Modigliani's signature style is on full display here, featuring a woman with an impossibly long neck and a face stretched like taffy. Notice her blank, almond-shaped eyes? Modigliani famously painted his subjects without pupils, claiming he wanted to keep their souls hidden from the world, though art historians also point to his fascination with African masks. Created during the final, turbulent years of his life in Paris, this portrait captures the melancholic elegance that made him a legend of the École de Paris, even though he tragically died in poverty at just 35.
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