1947 After Amedeo Modigliani, "Portrait of Soutine" First Edition Parisian Lithograph

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A First Edition offset lithograph, print, of Portrait of Soutine (1917) by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from a first and limited … Read more A First Edition offset lithograph, print, of Portrait of Soutine (1917) by Amedeo Modigliani. Comes from a first and limited edition folio published by Les Editions Du Chene in Paris, France in 1947. Signed in the print. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork, in French, will be found by lifting the piece. Numbered "V" in lower right corner. Excellent condition - minor edge wear on the board, never framed

Image 7"W x 10.85" H

The 11th child of a Russian Jewish tailor, Chaim Soutine (1894–1943) was rescued from poverty and abuse by a rabbi who recognized his talent and sent him to art school—first in Minsk, then in Vilna. Soutine arrived in Paris at the age of 17 in 1911–1912 and met Modigliani in Montparnasse in about 1914. They developed a close friendship, and Modigliani painted Soutine's portrait several times. Soutine's unruly, spontaneous manner of painting was alien to his Italian friend, who, to describe his own state of drunkenness, once quipped, "Everything dances around me as in a landscape by Soutine." The elegant Modigliani felt protective of the uncouth Soutine, 10 years his junior. In 1916 Modigliani introduced his friend to his dealer, Leopold Zborowski, and urged him to handle Soutine's work, which he began to do. Shortly before Modigliani died, he told Zborowski, "Don't worry, I'm leaving you Soutine." See less