Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz

Name: Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz
Brand: Amedeo Modigliani
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1916 · oil · Amedeo Modigliani

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Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz by Amedeo Modigliani, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, den — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Den

Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz by Amedeo Modigliani, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, dining — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Dining

Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz by Amedeo Modigliani, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel lobby — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel lobby

Story

A man stands close behind a seated woman, the two figures rendered together in muted earth tones and soft blues. Their poses suggest quiet closeness, with the painter arranging them as a couple sharing the same canvas space. This double portrait shows Jacques Lipchitz alongside his companion, painted in 1916 in oil by Amedeo Modigliani, and the work is held at the Art Institute of Chicago. Modigliani (1884–1920) worked within modern art, and among his notable works is a frontal portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne. One detail worth noticing is how the muted palette unites the pair visually, with the blues and earthy hues binding the standing man and the seated woman into a single composed presence rather than two separate studies placed side by side on the canvas.