Amedeo Modigliani - Lot with 9 books - 1958-2001

1. Modigliani: Drawings (Edizioni della Seggiola)
Type: Limited edition art edition, numbered.
Author / Series: Osvaldo Patani. Part of the series "Documenti del Disegno" (Volume I).
Publisher: Edizioni della Seggiola, Milan. Printed in Garamond typeface on ivory vélin paper with untrimmed edges from Cartiera Magnani-Val di Pescia, curated by Luigi Maestri.
Year of publication: 1976 (MCMLXXVI).
Rarity characteristics: As documented by the colophon, the entire world edition comprises only 1,500 copies. This specific volume is Sample No. 131. It is presented in a refined dark brown editorial soft cover with a color applied to the front board (a sculptural study of Modigliani’s head).
Pages: About 90

2. Amedeo Modigliani Exhibition (Palazzo Reale Milan)
Type: Official catalog of the historic Milanese retrospective exhibition.
Author / Editor: Franco Russoli (promoted by the Ente Manifestazioni Milanesi).
Publisher: Edizioni dell'Ente Manifestazioni Milanesi, Milan.
Year of publication: November–December 1958.
Physical characteristics: Flexible vintage softcover entirely illustrated in color (profile portrait of Lunia Czechowska, 1919). It is one of the most important archival catalogs of postwar Italy for the philological study of Modigliani’s works from private collections.
Pages: 116

3. Amedeo Modigliani: Drawings (Galleria Eunomia)
Type: Gallery exhibition catalog of an avant-garde gallery
Publisher / Location: Galleria d'arte Eunomia, Milan (Via dei Bossi 2/a). Exhibition opened on 16 November 1972.
Physical characteristics: Elegant square editorial softcover with a reddish-brown flexible cover and a linear title printed in gray.
Pages: About 48 (with sharp reproductions of the drawings on display).

4. The Fascinating Papers. Italian Drawings of the 20th Century. A Tribute to Modigliani
Type: Collective exhibition catalog focused on 20th-century drawing with a special monographic emphasis.
Author / Editor: Osvaldo Patani.
Publisher: Stanza del Borgo, Milan.
Pages: About 60

5. Modigliani without Legend
Type: Fundamental biographical and historical text of a familial and critical nature. Author: Jeanne Modigliani (the artist’s daughter, devoted for life to the documentary reconstruction of her father’s biography).
Publisher: Vallecchi Editore, Florence.
Physical characteristics: Hardcover with original glossy illustrated dust jacket (detail of a material female portrait). The title page bears the characteristic circular SIAE (Società Italiana Autori ed Editori) dry stamp. Internally illustrated with 16 color plates, 84 black-and-white plates, and no fewer than 53 reproductions including historical photographs, letters, and unpublished documents.
Pages: About 150 of text and plates.

6. Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) – Pocket Library of Great Art
Type: Pocket-sized art booklet in English from the era.
Author / Texts: Jacques Lipchitz (famous cubist sculptor and intimate friend of Modigliani in Paris).
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, in association with Pocket Books, Inc., New York.
Year of publication: 1950s.
Pages: About 70 (including biobibliographic notes and captions).

7. Modigliani (Arnaud Editore)
Type: Historic postwar Italian art monograph.
Author / Editor: Raffaello Franchi. Publisher: Arnaud Editore, Florence (Art series marked by the dragon/creature on the title page).
Edition: Italian third edition.
Physical characteristics: Contains 64 black-and-white and color reproductions printed on high-fidelity paper of the period.
Pages: 108 total (divided between critical text, lists of works, and numbered plates).

8. Modigliani: Drawings and Watercolors
Type: Touring exhibition catalog of high profile.
Exhibition venues: Galleria d'Arte Frediano Farsetti (Cortina d'Ampezzo, 7–31 August 2002) and Farsettiarte (Milan, Portico di Via Manzoni, 25 September–12 October 2002).
Publisher: Farsettiarte, Prato/Milan.
Year of publication: 2002.
Physical characteristics: Large-format editorial softcover with a left gray band and a large color reproduction on the right (about the 1913 Cariatide). Rich interior with full-page color reproductions of exceptional quality.
Pages: 104.

9. Corinna and Olga Modigliani: Paintings and Ceramics
Type: Documentary and archival exhibition catalog.
Author / Texts: Pier Paolo Pancotto.
Publisher / Promotion: Associazione Amici di Villa Strohl-Fern, Rome.
Critical content: An extremely niche volume of great genealogical value for family history and art history. It recounts the artistic activity of Corinna and Olga Modigliani (respectively cousin and relative of the famous Amedeo), active in Rome’s Villa Strohl-Fern circle.
Physical characteristics: Editorial softcover on fine rough ivory paper, illustrated on the front board with a black-and-white archive photograph dating from 1905.
Pages: 48.