Radio City (after Modigliani)
Pairing:
Portrait of Mario Varvogli by Amedeo Modigliani
Image of Radio City Music Hall
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 28" x 36"
Artist's Insights:
It is at this point in my Modigliani journey, that I fully realized a Modigliani portrait was a good choice if I had a background composed mainly of horizontal and vertical lines. This is because most of his subjects lean to the side thus creating an interesting series of diagonal lines superimposed on a checkerboard pattern. The same is true of the four paintings with NYC backgrounds: Radio City, the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, Broadway, and a subway car. It's as if my Modigliani approach became a template that I could use with any number of his subjects.
Original for sale. Print options available.
Portrait of Mario Varvogli by Amedeo Modigliani
Image of Radio City Music Hall
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 28" x 36"
Artist's Insights:
It is at this point in my Modigliani journey, that I fully realized a Modigliani portrait was a good choice if I had a background composed mainly of horizontal and vertical lines. This is because most of his subjects lean to the side thus creating an interesting series of diagonal lines superimposed on a checkerboard pattern. The same is true of the four paintings with NYC backgrounds: Radio City, the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, Broadway, and a subway car. It's as if my Modigliani approach became a template that I could use with any number of his subjects.
Original for sale. Print options available.