ART HISTORY WORKSHOP #2

Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) Nu couché painted 1917, oil on canvas, 60 x 92cm. Private collection of Liu Yiqian (housed/displayed at the Long Museum in Shanghai)

AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)

This painting is one of a famous series of nudes that Amedeo Modigliani painted in 1917. It is believed to have been included in Modigliani's first and only art show in 1917, at the Galerie Berthe Weill, which was shut down by the police… how scandalous!

Amedeo Modigliani’s paintings radiate with uniqueness due to his specific way of portraying the subjects. A long oval head with small facial features, and specifically almond-shaped empty eyes, along with an elongated body and somber tones, make his works instantly recognizable. Although he was an Italian-Jewish artist, he spent most of his career in France, where his art was often linked to Cubism and related to the stylized masks of African, Egyptian, and Asian cultures. He struggled to gain recognition during his lifetime, but after his death in 1920, his work found the fame and admiration it had long been denied.

During the course of the workshop I will demonstrate how to go about painting this work, lead you through colour mixing and paint application. We will paint the work together step-by-step.

DETAILS:

Date: Sunday 14th February 2027

Time: 11:00 to 3:00pm

Where: Duthy Street Art, 6 Duthy Street, Unley

Fee: $150

WHAT TO BRING: *

• Canvas 60 x 90cm approximately (please ensure your canvas is a new canvas and that you have given it a layer of Gesso before the class)

• Your Oil Painting Kit:- Suggested Colours, Warm and Cool Primary colours :- (Titanium White, Ivory Black, Vermillion (or Cadmium Red Light - a cheaper alternative is Pyrrole Red Light), Alizarin Crimson (or Rose Madder), Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow Deep (or a cheaper alternative is Langridge’s Diarylide Yellow), Cadmium Yellow Light (or another cheaper alternative is Arylide Lemon) - Useful additions to the Primary collection are: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cold Brown Oxide (or Vandyke Brown), Naples Yellow, Terre Verte Green, Viridian Green.

• Mediums, Odourless Solvent and a light odourless Medium

• Brushes, Various sizes

• *(note that we will be tracing the image onto your canvas from photocopies sized to the canvas - I will supply these for you)