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MODIGLIANI
SELF-PORTRAITS
5th Grade
AMEDEO MODIGLIANI
1884-1920 in Italy
Poor Jewish Italian
Tuberculosis at 16 and 36 (death)
Explore the dark side of society
• Rebelled against conventions
of society
ARTWORK
Modigliani was not
famous during his lifetime,
but his work sells for
millions nowadays.
Flat painting style-
elongated figures, soulful
colors, and empty eyes.
$52.6 MILLION
Most expensive work
of art by Modigliani
sold in 2010 in France
STUDENT EXAMPLES
STEPS 1 AND 2
STEPS 3 AND 4
STEPS 5 AND 6