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Portrait of Jean Cocteau

Amedeo Modigliani1916

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The now highly admired Modigliani died at the age of 35 in Paris from a combination of tuberculosis, alcohol, narcotics and poverty. From 1909 to 1914 he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. A sculptural orientation is also reflected in his drawings with their sparing linework.
This portrait of the self-proclaimed cultural pontiff Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) is a preliminary study for a large painting. The sitter is viewed with some irony.

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  • Title: Portrait of Jean Cocteau
  • Creator: Modigliani, Amedeo
  • Date Created: 1916
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Subject Keywords: Cocteau, Jean
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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