Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz

Amedeo Modigliani, 1916

$249

Size

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Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz

Modigliani painted his friend the sculptor Jacques Lipchitz and his new wife Berthe in 1916. She sits in front, he stands behind with his hand on her shoulder. It is in the Art Institute of Chicago.We paint each copy by hand in oil, only after it is ordered, and send you a photo to approve first.

About the original

Painted in: 1916
Original size: 81.3 × 54.3 cm (32 × 21.4 in)
Where it hangs: Art Institute of Chicago

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Amedeo Modigliani

Modigliani painted elongated necks, almond eyes and blank pupils, and made variations on that one idea for a decade. The sources are African and Cycladic sculpture, which he studied while trying to be a sculptor, an ambition abandoned mainly because stone dust wrecked his already poor health. The nudes caused his only solo exhibition in 1917 to be closed by police on its opening day for indecency, the offence being pubic hair rather than nudity itself. He drank heavily, used drugs, lived in poverty in Montparnasse and died of tubercular meningitis at thirty five. His partner Jeanne Hébuterne, nine months pregnant, killed herself two days later. The biography has swallowed the work to some extent, which is unfortunate, because the portraits are far more subtle than the legend suggests.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz in a different size or shape?

Yes. Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 81.3 x 54.3 cm (32 x 21.4 in).

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