1970s Tête De Femme Sculpture Manner of Amedeo Modigliani

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Fantastic Mid 20th Century TÊTE DE FEMME deep chocolate brown glazed clay sculpture. This interesting figurative sculpture depicting a head-bust … more Fantastic Mid 20th Century TÊTE DE FEMME deep chocolate brown glazed clay sculpture. This interesting figurative sculpture depicting a head-bust of a woman with an elongated face, neck and hair in the manner of Amedeo Modigliani
. Unsigned, c1960s. Measures: 8"w x 5.5"d x 17.5"high

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. By 1912 Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne. less