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5.0 out of 5 stars Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings
Great book. Very informative and formatted. Lots of great color plates. You can't beat this book for the price at double the cost.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Do not read for true Modigliani facts, only opinion.
It is unfair of me to give a headline as above, and then write a paragraph of my opinion, but this is the necessary confines of our situation.




Modigliani's art is quite unique from all other art in Paris between 1900-1920. He was barely influenced by the other artists at the time. This is his strength. What the author of this book seems...

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20 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Do not read for true Modigliani facts, only opinion., April 27, 1998
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This review is from: Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings (Art) (Hardcover)
It is unfair of me to give a headline as above, and then write a paragraph of my opinion, but this is the necessary confines of our situation.




Modigliani's art is quite unique from all other art in Paris between 1900-1920. He was barely influenced by the other artists at the time. This is his strength. What the author of this book seems to want to prove is that Modigliani's work is somehow lessenned by its lack of innovativeness. Many of us disagree.


The author is also attempting to challenge well known truths of Modigliani's work. The author challenges Modigliani's worth as a sculptor and dedication to it. It is fairly widely known that Modigliani gave up sculpture because of health reasons, not dedication reasons.


The author also attempts to take Modigliani's art without taking in the effects of his life, so he has misunderstood Modigliani's nudes and sculpture as a whole.


I do not mean to say that the author is a poor writer, or even a poor art critic. He is a very poor judge of Modigliani, that is a fact. That is not just my opinion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings, August 23, 2011
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Great book. Very informative and formatted. Lots of great color plates. You can't beat this book for the price at double the cost.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very colourful, April 3, 2010
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This book reads and is written like a text book, but is surprising interesting and well written. I am engrossed in the history of Modiglani's life, beyond the drugs and alcohol abuse. The colour plates are excellent. A very good book.
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