PROFILE OF PAUL ALEXANDRE, WITH A PIPE IN HIS HAND (MODIGLIANI)

From conception to fame

An episode from the series ART FILES

Synopsis

In 1909, before the swan-necked women and posthumous fame, Modigliani drew the portrait of his friend and patron, Paul Alexandre. A rare, intimate sketch, long in the shadows.

Behind the steady line lies the chaotic story of a blazing artist, mowed down by tuberculosis, who went on to become a legend.