Description
Amedeo Modigliani – Caryatid
| Year of creation: | 1913 – 1914 |
| Original size: | 43.8 cm x 53 cm |
| Painting style: | Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Pastel and watercolour |
| Located: | Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de París, France |
The caryatid is a classical Greek architectural element: a female figure carrying a frame instead of a column. Many of Modigliani’s works on paper are sketches and watercolours of caryatids. The artist adds an Egyptian look to them – the figures are depicted in a flat graphic style, giving them the appearance of hieroglyphs. The caryatids are full of emotional tension, which is unusual for this traditionally static architectural element.
