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Portrait of a young woman, seated: PD.29-1998

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Current Location: Gallery 4

Titles

Portrait of a young woman, seated

Maker(s)

Painter: Modigliani, Amedeo

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Notes

History note: Paul Guillaume; Alfred Poyet, rue de Boëtie, Paris; sold to Sir Michael Sadler (sale agreed 24 Sept 1937, FF30,000 discounted to FF27,000 with a group of other works); a period described by his son Michael Sadleir as the final stage of his collecting, on move to The Rookery, Headington, Oxon. Following Sadler's death in 1943, sold through Leicester Galleries with much of the rest of the collection, March 1944; Mrs Oliver Parker; by descent to T.O. Parker, on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum since 1983

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government.

Measurements and weight

Height: 75 cm
Width: 52.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1998) by H.M. Government

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 1915

Note

Subject formerly identified as Beatrice Hasting, although the features bear little resemblance with other portraits of her by Modigliani; the portrait shows the influence of the stone sculpture and caryatid drawings which he was executing around 1911-12, while the expressionless gaze has the haunting effect of the African masks which influenced his work around this time.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper on board

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on paper on board

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: modigliani
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.29-1998
Primary reference Number: 971

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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