Commentary on the movie Modigliani and The School of Paris

1. Modigliani
The School of Paris
Art Moves into the 20th Century

2. Head of a Woman No. 6, Portrait of Dora Maar, 1939 Head of a Woman No. 5. Dora Maar, 1939

3. Portrait of Olga in a Fur Collar, 1923
Face of Marie-Thérèse c.1928

4. What does Picasso have to do with Modigliani?
• The movie focuses on the conflicts
between Modigliani’s and Picasso’s ways of
life
• Picasso in the movie symbolizes success
through moderation and diligence
• Modigliani symbolizes the struggling artist,
both financially and psychologically

5. The Love Story
of
Modi & Jeanne

6. Picasso: Why do you hate me so much?
Modigliani: I love you, Pablo. It's myself I hate.

7. Renoir
Vase of Chrysanthemums, 1890
Yvonne and Jean, 1899

8. Why was art changing?
• Advent of photography
• Industrial Revolution
• War
• Social change

9. School of Paris
• Mostly Non-French Artists who came to
Paris at the beginning of the 20th Century
• Influenced by masters of the previous
centuries like Rembrandt, Cezanne, Gaugin,
andVan Gogh...
• But freed from societal constraints
concerning art
• Integrated personal influences to classic
themes with a modern approach

10. Chaim Soutine
Carcass of Beef, c.1924 The Table, c.1919

11. Diego Rivera
TeTriumph of the Revolution, 1926 The Abundant Earth, 1926

12. Maurice Utrillo
Basilica
Nine

13. Picasso
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907

14. Modigliani
Jeanne Hebuterne with
Necklace, 1917
Jeanne Hebuterne in a Hat, c.1919
Portrait of Picasso, 1915

15. • In the end, Modigliani wins the competition. However he does not show up
to claim his prize because of his “demons”. He dies at the age of 35 of
tuberculosis. His pregnant companion Jeanne Hebuterne commits suicide a
day later.
• Picasso does not win the competition, but continues to have success in his
own lifetime, and the entire modern world knows his name.

16. Image Credits &Bibliography
Image Credits:
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973).
Portrait of Olga in a Fur Collar, 1923. Drypoint. Plate: 19 1/2 x 19 7/16 in. (49.5 x 49.3 cm).The Museum of Modern Art,
NewYork.
Face of Marie-Thérèse (Visage de Marie-Thérèse), 1928. Lithograph.The Museum of Modern Art, NewYork.
All other paintings courtesy of wikiart.org.
All movie stills courtesy of Blue Rider Pictures.
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Modigliani. By Mick Davis. Dir. Mick Davis. Lucky 7 Productions LLC. 2004.
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The Art Story Foundation. Chaim Soutine: Biography,Art,And Analysis ofWorks. 2014.April 2015 <theartstory.org>.
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