Modigliani

American  

[moh-dee-lee-ah-nee, moh-deel-yah-, maw-dee-lyah-nee] / moʊˌdi liˈɑ ni, ˌmoʊ dilˈyɑ-, ˌmɔ diˈlyɑ ni /

noun

1. Amedeo 1884–1920, Italian painter and sculptor in France.

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Modigliani British  

/ modiʎˈʎaːni /

noun

1. Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo). 1884–1920, Italian painter and sculptor, noted esp for the elongated forms of his portraits

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Example Sentences

Five works by Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Modigliani and Leger, with an estimated combined value of more than €100 million, disappeared from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris on May 20, 2010.

From Barron's

Her long, Modigliani face has softened over time, more beautiful than in pictures.

From Los Angeles Times

The statement said authorities were tipped off in 2023 after they seized about 200 fake pieces from the collection of a businessman in Pisa, including a copy of a drawing by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.

From BBC

He never did although his profile picture — Modigliani’s portrait of Jean Cocteau — consistently lingered under my Instagram Stories views.

From Los Angeles Times

He was also asked why, in the case of a Modigliani sculpture that Rybolovlev bought from Bouvier, he had revised an estimated value upward.

From New York Times