Henri Laurens seated  by amedeo modigliani
Pfannstiel Lanthemann Ceroni J. Modigliani Parisot Patani Restellini Wayne
Nº 37 Nº 72 Nº 54 YES 15/1915 Nº 58 YES ?
Date 1915
Title Henri Laurens seated at a table
Materials Oil on canvas ?
Size 88.3 x 115.8 cm ( Pfannstiel, Parisot , Ceroni: 81 x 60)
Signature: Signed "modigliani" low right (in the border of the table) - usually named as unsigned
Actual Location Museum Sammlung Rosengart, Luzern, Switzerland
Provenance
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    Zborowski collection
    G. Menier Collection, Paris
    Paul Guillaume Collection, Paris
    Renou et Poyer Galerie, Paris
    L. Corbellini Collection, Paris
    Robert J. Newman Collection, New Orleans
    Galerie A. Rosengart, Luzern, Switzerland

    Museum Sammlung Rosengart, Luzern, Switzerland



Bibliography -?-

Pfannstiel, "catalogue presume" Modigliani. L'Art et la Vie. Preface de Louis Latourrettes, Seheur, Paris, 1929, p. 6 - nº 5
Franchi, Modigliani, Arnaud, Firenze, 1944, pl. 4
Franchi, Modigliani, Arnaud, Firenze, 1947, pl. 4
T. Soby, Modigliani, Museum of Modern art, New York, catalogue exp. 1951, p. 26
T. Soby, Modigliani, Museum of Modern art, New York, catalogue exp. 1954, p. 28
Venturi, Notes on art history, Rome, 1956, p. 207
Pfannstiel, Modigliani et son oeuvre, etude critique et catalogue raisonne, bibliotheque des arts, Paris, 1956 - nº 37
Ceroni, Amedeo Modigliani: Peintre; Suivi des Souvenirs de Lunia Czechowska, Edizioni del Milione, 1958 - nº 39
Russoli, Amedeo Modigliani, Fratelli Fabbri, Milano, 1963
Gindertael, Shop libre diffusion, 1967, pl. 6
Diehl, Modigliani, Ed. Flamarion, Paris, 1969, p. 34
Lanthemann, Modigliani, catalogue raisonné: sa vie, son oeuvre, son art, G. Condal, Barcelona, 1970 - nº 72
Ceroni & Piccioni, Il dipinti di Modigliani, Rizzoli, Milano, 1970 - nº 54
Hubbard, Modigliani and the painters of Montparnasse, Lamplight Publ. New York, 1975, p. 16, pl. 6
Mann, Modigliani, Thames and Hudson, London, 1980, p. 100 - nº 66
Musée de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Modigliani exib. cat., 1981, p. 113
Carluccio, Leymarie, Negri, Russoli, Brunhammer, École de Paris, Rive Gauche, Paris, 1981, p. 316
Catalogue National Museum Tokyo, 1985 - nº 46
Catalogue Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, 1985 - nº 46
Castieau-Barrielle, La vie et l'oeuvre de Amedeo Modigliani, Editions ACR, Paris, 1987, p. 105
Schmalenbach, Amedeo Modigliani, Prestel, Munich, 1990, p. 73 - nº 25
Parisot, Catalogue Raisonee Modigliani, Graphis Arte, 1991 nº 15/1915
Patani, Catalogo Generale, Leonardo, Milano, 1991-94, nº 58
Monti a cura de R. Chiappini, Catalogue Amedeo Modigliani, Lugano, Skira, 1999
Decrooq-Restellini, L'Ange au visage grave, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 2002, p. 31
Soto Caba, Modigliani, The timeless face, Libsa, Madrid, 2007

in process

Exhibitions -?-

Paris, Modigliani retrospective, Marcel Bernheim (Galerie Bernheim-Jeune), 1931
Prague, 1931 ?
Cleveland, Modigliani: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Cleveland Museum of Art,1951, p. 51
New York, Modigliani: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, 1951, p. 51
Cincinnati, Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, The Contemporary Arts Center, 1959 - nº 7
Chicago, Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, The Arts Club, 1959
Milwaukee, Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, Milwaukee Art Center, 1959
Boston. Modigliani: Paintings and Drawings. Exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, 1961 - nº 6
Los Angeles. Modigliani: Paintings and Drawings. Exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum, 1961- nº 6
Frankfurt, Steinernes Haus, 1963 - nº 9
Edinburgh, Modigliani, Royal Scottish Academy, 1963 - nº 7
London, Modigliani, Tate Gallery, 1963 - nº 7
New York, Amedeo Modigliani; loan exhibition, Acquavella Galleries, Inc. 1971 - nº 6
Paris, Modigliani, Musée de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1981- nº 22
Tokyo, Modigliani exhibition, National Museum, 1985 - nº 46
Nagoya, Modigliani exhibition, Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, 1985 - nº 46
Martigny, Modigliani, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 1990 - nº 42
Düsseldorf , Amedeo Modigliani, Art Gallery of Nordrhein-Westfalen 1991 - nº 17
Zurich, Amedeo Modigliani, Kunsthaus, 1991 - nº 17
Tokyo, Exposition Amedeo Modigliani au Japon, Tobu Museum of Art, 1992-93 - nº 13
Kyoto, Exposition Amedeo Modigliani au Japon, Daimaru Museum, 1992-93
Osaka, Exposition Amedeo Modigliani au Japon, Daimaru Museum of Umeda, 1992-93
Ibaraki, Exposition Amedeo Modigliani au Japon, Museum of Modern Art, 1992-93
Lugano, Amedeo Modigliani, Museo d'Arte Moderna, 1999 - nº 17

in process

Other
In D' Atri papers as nº 266 - Portrait de M. Laurens 81 x 60 cm - sans signature (signed in the table probably a mistake)- dated 1915 - and in "Meunier" Collection, Paris

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Signature of the painting:

signature


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Detail of the ear where the drawing is clearly visible and is painted over the color (on top of the color)

ears


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There is another smaller version of the same painting:
Henri Laurens bust  amedeo modigliani
Several sketches represent the same composition

sketch for herni laurens seated?

Color changes since the last restoration or cleaning:
Henri Laurens seated  by amedeo modigliani
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