1. Mrs. Comstock

2. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He was born in 1884 in Italy and died when he was just 35 years old in France. 3. He had a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form. 4. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures. 5. How are hissculpturessimilar to hispaintings? 6. He oftenpaintedportraits ofhis wife(JeanneHebuterne), as seen in thisimage. 7. What are somethings youwould thinkabout whenmixing paint topaint a portraitlike this? 8. It could be that it was said he developed the belief that the only route to true creativitywas through defiance and disorder. 9. Early literary influences from his maternal grandfather exposed him to philosophical literature by Nietzsche Nietzsche was famous for quotes such as: That which does not kill us makesus stronger. He who has a why to live can bearalmost any how. 10. He was also influenced by the writer Lautramont who was said to be a huge influence to Surrealism. A quote by Lautreamont: As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table. Comte de Lautramont Think of what you know about Surrealism How does this quote seem to fit with surrealism? 11. Modigliani hadtuberculosis and oftenmasked his pain andcoughing by drugs andalcohol he did not likeisolation and wanteddesperately to preservehis camaraderie. Theseacts of self-destruction incombination with histuberculosis led to atragically short lived life. 12. He diedpenniless anddestitute, buttoday hispaintings andsculptures areworth millions.Musee de lOrangerie in Paris 13. Weare going to start by drawing a stylizedportrait lightly in pencil. You will include anelongated face, stretched neck, andlarge, almond shaped eyes. The rest is upto you.It is not super realistic so it allows for alooser interpretation of the facialproportions. We will paint with tempera paint and finishit with some charcoal details if you choose.