Jeanne MODIGLIANI "Abstract Landscape" Gouache and watercolor Circa 1940-1950

Name: Jeanne MODIGLIANI "Abstract Landscape" Gouache and watercolor Circa 1940-1950
Brand: Jeanne MODIGLIANI
SKU: MOD-FAU-1013
Price: 3000.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

SKU:MOD-FAU-1013

€3.000,00

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A Story of Emancipation: From the Shadow of Myth to Pure Color

Behind the signature "J. Modigliani" affixed in the bottom right corner lies one of the most poignant destinies in 20th-century art history. Born in Nice in 1918, Jeanne Modigliani was the only daughter of Amedeo Modigliani and his muse, the artist Jeanne Hébuterne. Her entry into life was marked by an absolute tragedy: she was only 14 months old when her father died in January 1920. Completely shattered by grief, her mother, Jeanne Hébuterne, committed suicide two days later by jumping from the fifth floor of her parents' apartment in Paris. She was only 21 years old and nearly eight months pregnant. Raised in Italy by her paternal family, Jeanne Modigliani grew up in the shadow of this original drama.

Becoming an art historian, she would publish her father's official biography in 1958 ("Modigliani, sans légende"). But Jeanne was above all a deeply unique painter. To emancipate herself from an almost overwhelming family legacy, she chose a pictorial path diametrically opposed to Amedeo's melancholic and elongated figures. Jeanne refused the mourning of color: she embraced life through flamboyant Fauvism and a salvific lyrical abstraction. Experimenting with the fluidity of gouache and the vivacity of gesture was her way of existing on her own terms. Her compositions from the 1940s-1950s bear witness to this creative urgency and an absolute mastery of pure color.

Impeccable Provenance and Traceability

Long held within exclusive circles, Jeanne Modigliani's work is now experiencing a major institutional rediscovery, driven by the crucial re-evaluation of the role of women artists in the School of Paris. The presence of the official period studio stamp on the back of the sheet ("Atelier Jeanne Modigliani, 205 Bd Vincent Auriol, Paris") guarantees its inclusion in the artist's historical succession. This clear history offers absolute investment security for discerning collectors.

POPINCOURT Gallery's Opinion

"What immediately fascinated us about this work is its power of emancipation. Where her father froze melancholy in stretched lines, Jeanne Modigliani responded with an explosion of life, fluid movement, and pure energy. This abstract landscape is a manifesto of chromatic freedom. The bands and waves of green and turquoise blue immediately evoke water, vegetation, or hills. The bursts of yellow and bright red/orange recall sunlight, scorched earth, or a twilight. Presenting a post-war work by Jeanne Modigliani with such pigment freshness and such clear studio traceability is a rare privilege for our gallery. It is the perfect choice to acquire a mythical name in art history while investing in a resolutely modern piece."

Information:

Artist: Jeanne Modigliani (1918-1984)

Edition: Unique original work

Period: Circa 1940-1950

!!!! Authentication: Artist's stamp and Gallery stamp on the back of the work

Technique: Gouache and watercolor on paper

Dimensions of the artwork alone: 47.5 × 32.5 cm

Provenance: Artist's Estate, Paris

!!!! Authentication: Hand-signed in the bottom right by the artist. Authenticated by the original ink stamp of the Atelier Jeanne Modigliani on the back.

Condition: Excellent condition, perfectly preserved pigment freshness

Framing & Shipping Advice

Gallery's Advice: This historically significant work is sold unframed to ensure secure transport. To highlight the fervor of this palette, we recommend a 50 × 65 cm frame with a thick, pure white English bevel mat. A satin black matte wooden frame or raw oak frame will encompass the energy of the colors to give it a presence worthy of a museum collection.

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