Madame Kisling

Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1917

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Artist: Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920)
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 46.2 x 33.2 cm (18 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.); framed: 62.8 x 50.4 x 6.9 cm (24 3/4 x 19 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Museum: National Gallery of Art
Rights: CC0 — no rights reserved

This vertical portrait painting shows the head and shoulders of a person with pale peach skin and an auburn, cheek-length bob hairstyle. The person has high cheek bones, deep pink lips, and an angular, pointed chin. The head is cocked to our left, and almond-shaped eyes are nearly blacked out. The black jacket has lapels over a white, collared, buttoned-up shirt with a crimson-red necktie. Shown against brick-red and black background, the portrait is painted with areas of relatively flat color but with loose brushstrokes that create a textured, mottled effect. The artist signed the work with black paint in the lower right corner: “modigliani.”