Lady In The Yellow Hat

Lady In The Yellow Hat is my fifth piece of Amedeo Modigliani Inspired series. I took my time on her, and she is becoming one of my favorite pieces.... more

by Sydne Archambault

Title

Lady In The Yellow Hat

Artist

Sydne Archambault

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting

Description

Lady In The Yellow Hat is my fifth piece of Amedeo Modigliani Inspired series. I took my time on her, and she is becoming one of my favorite pieces.

Amedeo Modigliani led a tragic and difficult life. His success was like many artists not to come into fruition until after his death at age 35 from tuberculosis. He was a heavy drinker and drug user. It is believed his consumption of alcohol and drugs were his disguise to hide the disease. In those days a drunk by society could be tolerated, but to have tuberculosis was not. He became the epitome of the tragic artist, creating a posthumous legend almost as well known as that of Vincent van Gogh.

Today the Modigliani estate is one of the most problematic in the art world. His elongated portraits so distinctive to his work are the favorite of forgers, no inventory of his works is considered both trustworthy and complete. Christian Parisot the author of one of five catalogues and president of Modigliani's Institute in Rome was arrested in 2013. It was a two year investigation, the police seized 13 prints, four bronze sculptures and a painting attributed to Amedeo Modigliani, along with certificates of authority.

As his biographer Meryle Secrest concedes, Modigliani remains an elusive figure within the myth.

The tragic romanticism has only enhanced the market value of his work, which is prized by buyers, though it often gets a ho-hum reception from critics. In February, one of his portraits of H�buterne, for example, fetched $42 million at a London auction.

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March 20th, 2015