In the manner of Amedeo Modigliani gouache on paper signed on bottom right painting, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Excellent condition. Framed. Private collection. An Italian modern artist, Amedeo Modigliani was a painter and sculptor known for his simplified and elongated forms. Amedeo Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy in 1884. He began to study painting at age 14 and displayed immense talent. In 1906, Modigliani moved to Paris, which was the avant-garde center of Europe at that time. There, amid some of the brightest lights of the artistic community, he began to develop his own unique style, as seen in the sculptures and portraits he created during this period. However, throughout his life, Modigliani was plagued by poor health, made worse by his often-self-destructive habits. In 1920, he died in Paris at the age of 35.