Jeanne Hebuterne
1916
Modigliani painted his muse and lover, Jeanne Hébuterne, with his signature elongated neck and haunting, blank eyes that seem to look right through you. Despite the serene pose in a simple white slip, their romance was notoriously turbulent, fueled by poverty and addiction in bohemian Paris. He often depicted her with this dreamy, detached expression, capturing her essence rather than a strict likeness. Tragically, just two days after Modigliani died of tuberculosis, a pregnant Jeanne threw herself from a fifth-floor window, unable to live without him.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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