1958 After Amedeo Modigliani "Paul Guillaume", First Edition English Photogravure

Description

A very elegant vintage First Edition photogravure (print) of portrait of Paul Guillaume (1916) by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from a … more A very elegant vintage First Edition photogravure (print) of portrait of Paul Guillaume (1916) by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from a First Limited English Edition art folio published in London, in 1958. Signed in the print at the left side, under the right hand of Paul Guillaume: "Modigliani" and above Paul's right shoulder: "PAUL GUILLAUME 1916". Printed on one side. Numbered. Hand tipped on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the plate. Excellent condition - minor age wear on the board, never framed.

Overall 10.25"W x 14"H
Image 6.5"L x 10"H

Paul Guillaume (1891-1934) was a French art dealer, dealer of Chaim Soutine and Amedeo Modigliani, he was one of the first to organize African art exhibitions. He also was a dealer for Henri Matisse, Constantin Brâncuși, Pablo Picasso, and Giorgio de Chirico.

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884 - 1920) was an Italian artist of Jewish heritage, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. Modigliani was born in Livorno (historically referred to in English as Leghorn), in Northwestern Italy and began his artistic studies in Italy before moving to Paris in 1906. Influenced by the artists in his circle of friends and associates, by a range of genres and art movements, and by primitive art, Modigliani's oeuvre was nonetheless unique and idiosyncratic. He died in Paris of tubercular meningitis, exacerbated by poverty, overworking, and an excessive use of alcohol and narcotics, at the age of 35. less