Romano Kuduzović - Polish woman while ironing her hair - 2014
Painting behind: Amadeo Modigliani - Portrait of a Polish Woman - 1919
7. Amadeo Modigliani was born in Italy in 1884 of Jewish descent. He studied in Venice and Florence before arriving in Paris in 1906. As a sculptor and artist, he was influenced by the paintings of Kautrec, Cezanne and African sculpture. He was a Montparnasse eccentric - poor, proud, amorous, drugged and drunk. He died a tragic death at the age of 35. The woman in the portrait is Lunia Czechowska, Modigliani's lover. Several portraits and sketches were done of Lunia between 1917 and 1919.