Madame Kisling
1917 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This portrait features a woman with elongated facial features and a distinctive bob hairstyle, wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and a red tie. It is a quintessential example of Modigliani's signature stylistic approach to portraiture.
Did you know?
Renée Kisling was the wife of the Polish-born painter Moïse Kisling, a close friend of Modigliani in the bohemian circles of Montparnasse. Modigliani often painted his friends and fellow artists, capturing their essence through his characteristic use of elongated forms and masks-like facial expressions inspired by African sculpture.
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Madame Kisling
Amedeo Modigliani, 1917
