Jeanne Hebuterne Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Description of Amedeo Modigliani’s painting "Portrait of Jeanne Ebuterne".

A man in love is always a little crazy, especially if he is also an artist. The all-consuming love and passion of Amedeo Modigliani and his wife, inspiration and ally Jeanne Ebuterne became both happiness and sorrow for their family. Amedeo was a rampant drinker and dreamed of suicide. Jeanne in response to comments from friends that her husband needs help, replied that such a great man must die. Together they were not long, only three years. However, for such a short period of time, the artist and sculptor managed to create 25 of her portraits.

He drew his Jeanne in elegant wide-brimmed hats, in huge precious beads, velvet dresses. One of the key works was "Portrait of Jeanne Ebuterne." This picture is the most simple, without embellishment and frills. The girl appears to the viewer in plain clothes and loose on the shoulders of the hair. Despite the fact that the work is done in the style of expressionism, her face is recognizable. The characteristic, slightly squinting gaze betrays the muse of Modigliani. The work is done in warm, soft colors.

It seemed that in front of the couple only a bright road and a long happy life. However, the artist’s destructive passions have played their part in this story. Passion for alcohol weakened immunity Amedeo. In January 1920 he died in Paris, to become an angel, as predicted him a loving Jeanne. She herself could not bear the separation from her husband. The day after her husband’s death, the pregnant woman threw herself out the window. Their eldest daughter was later adopted by the artist’s sister.