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Lola de Valence

1915
Not on view
Modigliani consistently integrated stylistic features of African art into his distinctive portraits. This work represents Lola de Valence, a famous dancer who had previously modeled for Edouard Manet. Recalling a type of mask made in the French Congo, the head’s elongated shape and abstracted facial features also appear in Modigliani’s limestone sculpture Woman’s Head (MMA 1997.149.10). Although the artist had abandoned sculpture by 1914 to focus exclusively on painting, his African-inflected sculptural style remained a touchstone for his painted portraits until his death in 1920.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lola de Valence
  • Artist: Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris)
  • Date: 1915
  • Medium: Oil on paper, mounted on wood panel
  • Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (52.1 × 33.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967
  • Object Number: 67.187.84
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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