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.