Portrait of Lunia Czechowska
circa 1917-1918
Meet Lunia Czechowska, one of Amedeo Modigliani’s favorite muses, captured here with his trademark impossibly long neck and dreamy, pupil-less eyes. Painted around 1917, this striking portrait shows off the artist's unique blend of Cubist structure and elegant, almost melancholic beauty. Lunia was a close friend who actually sat for him many times, and she later wrote a memoir about their bohemian days in Paris. The bold, reddish skin tones and stark white collar make her gaze feel both distant and deeply intimate.
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