"Modigliani and the Modern Portrait"
Marybeth Farrell Rothman 81 IL will be exhibiting two portraits in an extraordinary exhibition, Modigliani and the Modern Portrait, at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
The exhibition will be on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art from July 22–November 5, 2023.
The show combines the brilliant colors and powerful linear style of Modigliani with works by contemporaries, including Picasso, Matisse, Klimt, Lachaise, Laurencin, Foujita, Kisling, van Dongen, Soutine, Hockney to name a few, bringing to life the bohemian heyday of Montparnasse in Modigliani’s day. Another significant aspect of the exhibition, an original interpretation of Modigliani’s place in history, is the way that it extends the idea of portraiture as Modigliani changed it to include contemporary artists such as Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton, George Condo, John Currin, Amy Tiffany Hemingway, Marybeth Farrell Rothman, Alice Neel and others. The legacy of Modigliani’s psychological depth resonates in the studios of our own time.
