Signed in lower right corner in graphite Modigliani xxxiv/c Subject depicts a young woman looking towards the viewer, sitting and holding a black object in her arms. Framed in dark silver metal frame with off white matting. Approximately 14 x 11 inches window measures 9.5 x 7.5 inches Not viewed outside of frame. Minor wearing to frame Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906, he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncu?i. By 1912, Modigliani was