The catalogue
raisonnè
The catalogue
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To catalogue, classify and publish the works
of the artist.
The scientific interpretation of the history
of art naturally leads to a transformation, a progressive verification,
of the monographic study of the artist, of which the Catalogue Raisonné
is the main point of reference. The inventory, the listing of paintings,
drawings and sculptures of Amedeo Modigliani profit from this mature scientific
approach.
Scientific elements are antithetical to
the creative and impulsive nature of the artist. The evident lack
of information at the beginning was filled in, for the most part,
by the extravagant number of people who have acquired the works of Modigliani
first hand and who have managed their possession of these works of art
in obscure, almost unknown or secret ways. The multiplication of
interpretations (often done lightly) at the international level,
interpretations misled by the force and persistence of some elements of
the "Modigliani" myth have called for a need for a systematic verification
of all biographical and bibliographical elements, and have sometimes resulted
in the repositioning of certain historic elements.
The registered works have reference numbers
which correspond to that of the respective file kept at the "Archives Légales
Amedeo Modigliani" which can be consulted upon request. The files
have been constantly and considerably enriched through the years thanks
to ongoing research work and new discoveries.
The bibliography is constantly updated;
the origin and location exactly state references to collections, dates
of purchase, successive owners, names and locations of collectors, whenever
possible.
Given the specifically non-definitive character
of all the elements which compose the file of a given work, and being permanently
open to new integration both additional or fundamental, we have chosen
to publish only the basic information necessary to the precise identification
of each work.
Volume I and Volume IIThey contain reproductions of catalogued
works, letters and handwritten documents accompanied by unpublished texts
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of reviews of specific and general character.
Volume IV (Testimonies)Through the parallel publication of drawings
and paintings, documents (some unpublished) and testimonies of a different
nature, the work reconstructs the moments, events and personalities decisive
in the life of Modigliani.
Inclusion of works in Volume III of the Catalogue RaisonnéVolume III of the Catalogue Raisonné
is being prepared. The "Archives Légales Amedeo Modigliani" are
inviting collectors and public and private institutions that are in possession
of works of Amedeo Modigliani not included in Volumes I and II of the catalogue
to submit the necessary materials for the opening of a file for the examination
of the work.
The required materials
are the following:
.............................................................. Size (cm): ............................................................... Technique: ............................................................... Type of support (canvas, carton,...): ................................................................ Origin: ................................................................. Signature location(top, bottom, right,..): .................................................................
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