Morgan Russell  by Amedeo Modigliani
Pfannstiel Lanthemann Ceroni J. Modigliani Parisot Patani Restellini Wayne
Nº 253 + 257 Nº 387 Nº 308 YES 25/1919 Nº 320 YES YES
Date 1919
Title Morgan Russell - Morgan Russel - The American painter Morgan Russell - The Poethe Morgan Russell
Materials oil on canvas
Size 99 x 63.5 cm? ( Pfannstiel, Ceroni, 100 x 65)
Signature: Signed "modigliani" top right
Actual Location Private Collection?
Provenance -?-
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Leopold Zborowski, Paris
Netter Collection, Paris (sold 1928-29?)
Reid & Lefevre Gallery, London ( in 1929 and still by 1933-1938)
Evatt Collection, Sydney (1959?)
Sale: Sotheby's, London - 31 / March / 1965 - Lot 28
Acquavella Gallery, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 1990 - Unsold
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Private Collection?

In process

Bibliography

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Schwarz, Modigliani, Paris, 1927, pl. 12
Dale, Modigliani, Knopf, New York, 1929, pl. 24
Apollo Magazine, London , April 1929
Pfannstiel, "catalogue presume" Modigliani. L'Art et la Vie. Preface de Louis Latourrettes, Seheur, Paris, 1929, presume p. 41
Basler, Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Kunst und Künstler, Modigliani, Print. Bruno Cassirer, Berlin, 1929-1930, p. 359
International Studio, New York, May 1930
Franchi, Modigliani, Arnaud, Firenze, 1944, pl. 21
Franchi, Modigliani, Arnaud, Firenze, 1947, pl. 38
Jedlicka, Modigliani, E. Rentsch, Zürich, 1953, pl. 39
Pfannstiel, Modigliani et son oeuvre, etude critique et catalogue raisonne, bibliotheque des arts, Paris, 1956 - nº 253 and repeated in nº 257 - titled Morgan Russel- dated 1918 - wrong size 100 x 65 cm
Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani: Peintre; Suivi des Souvenirs de Lunia Czechowska, Edizioni del Milione, 1958 - nº 139
Lanthemann, Modigliani, catalogue raisonné: sa vie, son oeuvre, son art, G. Condal, Barcelona, 1970 - nº 387 - titled Morgan Russel - dated 1919
Ceroni & Piccioni, Il dipinti di Modigliani, Rizzoli, Milano, 1970 - nº 308 - titled Morgan Russel - dated 1919 - wrong size 100 x 65 cm
Ceroni & Cachin, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Modigliani, Paris, 1972 - nº 308 - titled Morgan Russel - dated 1919 - wrong size 100 x 65 cm
Patani, Catalogo Generale, Leonardo, Milano, 1991-94 - nº 320 - titled Morgan Russel - dated 1919
Parisot, Catalogue Raisonee Modigliani, Graphis Arte, 1991 - nº 25 / 1919 - titled Morgan Russel - dated 1919
Wayne, Modigliani & the Artists of Montparnasse, Abrams-Albright-knox gallery, New York, 2002, p. 35, fig. 10 - - wrong size 100 x 64.7 cm - dated 1918
Decrooq-Restellini, L'Ange au visage grave, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 2002, mention in p. 370
Soto Caba, Modigliani, The timeless face, Libsa, Madrid, 2007

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Exhibitions -?-
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London, Paintings by Amedeo Modigliani, Alex. Reid & Lefevre Galleries, 1929 - nº 18
New York, Paintings by Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920, De Hauke & Co. Inc., 1929 - nº 27
Amsterdam, The French painting from the 19th to 20th century, 1931
London, The Paris School, Reid & Lefevre Galleries, 1932 - nº 22
Brussels, Modigliani: Retrospective Exhibition, Palais des beaux-arts, 1933 - nº 58
Basel, Amedeo Modigliani, Kunsthalle, 1934 - nº 50
Philadelphia, Paintings of the 19th ct., 1936
Detroit, The French painting from the 19th to 20th century, Detroit Institute of the Arts (Alger House), 1936
Grosse Pointe, The French painting from the 19th to 20th century, 1936
Montreal, The Paris School, 1936 - nº 21
Montreal, French Paintings, Scott & Sons, 1934 ?
Montreal, Paintings by French Masters, Delacroix to Dufy, Scott & Sons, 1938
London, The Tragic Painters, Alex. reid & Lefevre, Ltd., 1938 - nº 8
Queensland, French Art, National Art Gallery, 1959 - nº 61
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Other
Nº 58 In D'Atri papers as Portrait of Morgan Russel (American painter) - dated 1919 - size 100 x 65 - Provenance in Netter - Reid & Lefevre 1933

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Signature:

signature

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Detail of the ears where the drawing is clearly visible and is painted in color

ears

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I have never seen this painting live or in a good quality reproduction.

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This painting is very similar to the Leopold Zborowski portrait as MASP:

Morgan Rusell amedeo modigliani - Léopold Zborowski seated amedeo modigliani

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