Portrait of Paul Alexandre

Museum record 186313: Portrait of Paul Alexandre by Amedeo Modigliani. A verified entry point for discovery.

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After studying art in Italy, Modigliani moved to Paris, where he met the dermatologist Paul Alexandre. Alexandre would become Modigliani’s first patron, who eventually amassed a large collection of the artist’s work. Even though Alexandre found sitting for a portrait exhausting, he became the subject for several works. In this study for an oil painting, Modigliani captured the salient features of the doctor’s face: the sharp part in his hair and his piercing stare. MyArtTaste includes museum record 18631…