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Amedeo Modigliani / Portrait of Paul Guillaume

Portrait of Paul Guillaume

1915 · Oil on cardboard

The young art dealer Paul Guillaume, an early champion of Modigliani, poses with the mask-like calm typical of the artist's portraits.

LocationParis, France
Genreportrait
Dimensions105 × 75 cm

Why it matters

Modigliani painted the great French art dealer Paul Guillaume, adding the words 'Novo Pilota': new pilot.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1915.
  • Modigliani painted Guillaume three times.
  • It is in the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris.

Based on the French Wikipedia article Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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