Why it matters
The sculptor Jacques Lipchitz stands beside his seated wife Berthe, in a pose inspired by their wedding photograph. Modigliani charged 'ten francs a sitting and a little alcohol'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1916.
- Five preparatory drawings survive.
- Both artists were Jewish émigrés who became close friends in Paris.
Based on the Wikipedia article Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz (CC BY-SA 4.0).
