What I am looking for is neither the real nor the unreal, but the mystery of the instinct of the human race.
Ce que je cherche, ce n'est pas le réel ni l'irréel, mais l'inconscient, le mystère de l'instinct de la race.
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Amedeo Modigliani
Born in Livorno in 1884, Modigliani developed an unmistakable style of elongated faces and necks. His portraits blend Italian tradition with African sculpture in a poetic synthesis cut short at thirty-five.
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