Woman with Red Hair 1917

Amedeo Modigliani painted "Woman with Red Hair" with oil on canvas, and to me, it’s like a quiet conversation between the artist and his model, captured in a moment of shared understanding. Look at the way he’s built up the form with these elongated shapes and subtle color shifts. The paint is applied thinly, almost translucent in places, allowing the canvas to breathe. I find myself drawn to the curve of the woman's neck, how it echoes the gentle slope of her shoulders, creating this sense of fluidity and grace. Her eyes, just hinted at with these simple, almond shapes, invite you in, but they also keep a little something back. Modigliani reminds me a little of Paula Modersohn-Becker, with their shared interest in simplified forms and emotional directness. Both were invested in stripping away the unnecessary to reveal the essence of the subject, and there's something timeless about that approach, isn't there? It's not about perfection, but about honesty and vulnerability.