Woman with Velvet Ribbon
- Original dimensions
- 45.5 x 54 cm
Scene depicted
This canvas sublime features an elegant, captivating woman, adorned with a velvet ribbon, a symbol of innate refinement. The artist masters proportions and shapes, through an elongated face typical of his style, where each curve becomes an ode to femininity. The work exudes an atmosphere of mystery, intriguing the viewer with the depth of the eyes and the delicacy of the features.
Historical context
Œuvre : Woman with Velvet Ribbon |BRK| Artiste : Amedeo Modigliani |BRK| Année : 1915 |BRK| Musée : Orangerie Museum |BRK| Dimensions : 45.5 x 54 cm |BRK|
Place in the artist's career
Woman with Velvet Ribbon is situated at a turning point in Modigliani's career, a culmination of his mature period that brims with creativity. In parallel, canvases like Young Woman with a Rose and Portrait of Guglielmo Apollinaire celebrate his stylistic evolution, each employing unique techniques, but marking a path towards increasingly rich expressiveness.
Anecdote
“Beauty does not fix itself in reality, it lives in our imagination,” Modigliani is said to have remarked while watching a young woman strolling through Montmartre. This masterpiece is born from such a magical encounter: one spring morning, soft light filters through the branches, revealing the endless grace of its subject. This fleeting moment nourishes the emotion present in the painting .