Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920), after Head of a... Lot 234

Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920), after Head of a Young Girl with Fringe Bronze proof with shaded brown patina, signed on the back, numbered "XII/XXV" and founder's stamp "Valsuani cire perdue". Posthumous casting 49.3 x 16.5 x 22.5 cm (without base) Condition report available on request: contact@neo-encheres.com A certificate of casting by the Fonderie de Chevreuse will be issued to the purchaser. We would like to thank Mr Gabriel y Galàn, rightful owner of the C.Valsuani brand, for confirming the authenticity of the casting certificate. BIBLIOGRAPHY Jacques Lanthemann, Modigliani 1844-1920 catalog raisonné, sa vie, son œuvre complète, son art, Barcelona: 1970, the stone is reproduced as n°633, p. 317 NOTICE In 1909, after meeting Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Amédéo Modigliani began making direct-cut sculptures. He would create only some thirty works in his short career as a statuary artist. His style is highly recognizable, with elongated, cubic figures that echo the wiry, oval heads of his paintings. Our sculpture of "Tête de jeune fille à la frange" recalls the sacred art of Africa, an inexhaustible source, but also demonstrates the artist's knowledge of ancient artifacts from the Cyclades or Mesopotamia.