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Amedeo Modigliani

Monsieur Deleu, 1916

East Building, Ground Level — Gallery 103-A

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 81.1 x 46.7 cm (31 15/16 x 18 3/8 in.)

framed: 90.8 x 55.5 cm (35 3/4 x 21 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.76

Artists / Makers

Amedeo Modigliani (artist) Italian, 1884 - 1920

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Provenance

(Marcel Bernheim et Cie, Paris); purchased 1927 by (Etienne Bignou, Paris); sold 18 April 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bignou, Etienne
Dale, Chester
Galerie Marcel Bernheim

Exhibition History

1931: Amedeo Modigliani: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Demotte, Inc., New York, 1931, no. 4.

1943: Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered cat., repro., as Portrait of Kisling.

1954: Loan for display with permanent collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1954.

1965: The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1983: Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984, unnumbered brochure [exhibited in Washington only].

Bibliography

1929: Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 98, repro.

1943: Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro., as Portrait of Kisling.

1958: Ceroni, Ambrogio. Amedeo Modigliani: Peintre. Milan, 1958: no. 61, repro.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 91.

1965: Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 53, repro.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 80, repro.

1970: Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Leone Piccioni. I dipinti di Modigliani. Milan, 1970: no. 152, repro.

1970: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. Catalogue raisonné. Barcelona, 1970: 116, no. 138, repro.

1972: Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Françoise Cachin. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Modigliani. Translated by Simone Darses. Paris, 1972: no. 152, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 236, repro.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 588, no. 905, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 273, repro.

1990: Parisot, Christian. Modigliani: Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Livorno, 1990: 2:30/1916.

2011: Secrest, Meryle. Modigliani: A Life. New York, 2011: 5.