Frontal Long Face and Head in Profile
1914-15
Look at those impossibly long, elegant faces! Modigliani was obsessed with elongated forms and mask-like features, likely inspired by the African sculptures he saw in Parisian museums. Here, he sketches a frontal face with those signature almond-shaped eyes right next to a delicate profile, using sweeping blue-grey lines that feel almost like a dance on the paper. It's a perfect glimpse into how he stripped away realistic details to capture pure, haunting emotion.
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