Amedeo Modigliani, Self-Portrait
1919Paintings sorted by Historical period | Painter | Subject matter | Pigments used
Overview
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 100 cm x 64,5 cm
Art period: Expressionism, Fauvism
Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo
Inventory number: 1963.2.16
This painting is the artist’s sole self-portrait painted approximately one year before his untimely death.
The pigment analysis revealed a palette comparable to other works by the artist and consisting of ochres, chrome yellow, chrome red, charcoal black, Prussian blue, artificial ultramarine, vermilion, zinc yellow, lead white, and the rather rare chrome orange.
Pigment Analysis
Pigment Analysis
The following pigment analysis is based on the investigation of scientists at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo (1).
White: Lead white
Yellow: Chrome yellow, and zinc yellow
Orange: Chrome orange
Red: Red ochre, vermilion, and chrome red
Brown: Red ochre, brown ochre, and charcoal black
Blue: Prussian blue and artificial ultramarine
Black: Charcoal black
References
(1) Marcia Rizzutto, Pedro Campos, Tracing the material history of MAC USP’s Self-Portrait by Amedeo Modigliani, Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, Vol 27, 2019
(2) Cynthia Schwarz et al. Modigliani’s Late Portraits, The Burlington Magazine, Vol. CLX, no. 1382, May 2018, 400-407.
