Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)One of the most distinctive individualists in modern art, was invited to join the “Van Gogh Furniture Club” and died at the age of 36. He was happy working under the Provençal sun, and he went to Arles with his loyal friend Zorovsky, bringing with him works such as “The Bride and Groom” (1915-16) and “Nude on Blue Cashews” (1917) to decorate his studio.

Born into an Italian Jewish family, Modigliani arrived in Paris in 1906 and settled in the bohemian atmosphere of Montmartre and Montparnasse. Even often impoverished, he remained a “gentleman,” and his nudes and portraits are brilliantly interpreted in terms of the human form and face. He also left behind thousands of pencil sketches. “He’s one of the very few people who is so talented that he seems to say almost nothing,” said Claude Roy.