Secret Modigliani

Alberto G. d’Atri — notes

Amedeo Modigliani — investigation file

ALBERTO G. D'ATRI (+1962)

      • - Italian French Art historian that ruled Modigliani market during the 40's and 50's from his office store at 62 Rue de la Boetie in Paris
        (Curiously next door to Wildenstein, is it a sign???)
        Listed 329 paintings in his Catalogue raisonné (which never saw the light.)
        · His work is quite notable at some points and crazy on others.
        He is the most forgotten of all.

        He had a good relation with Guillaume's heritage, Netter and Zborowski but as many others he played power with his opinion.

        It was going to be : "La Vie et l'Oeuvre de Modigliani Amedeo, 12 Juillet 1884 - 24 Janvier 1920 par Alberto G. d'Atri"
        It all finally was donated in boxes to the Smithsonian archives of American art.
        Some parts are on-line the rest in a future.

      • Very interesting to see the provenance and some lost or forgotten works
      • Examples of works listed for publication, with the provenances recorded in the files, follow.
        Check this link toreadabout it

        Photographs of the d’Atri papers were supplied from the archival files.
      beatrice hastings nudewomanunknown woman seated with white collar
      Beatrice Hastings
      1915-16
      Oil on canvas ?
      81 x 54 cm
      Unknown man
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      ?
      47.5 x 56.5 cm
      Young Woman
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      Coll Autuso, Rome
      Elvira white collar
      1918
      ?
      92 x 60 cm
      Coll. Netter
      Madame Eyraud amedeo modiglianielizabeth fuss amore amedeo modiglianimarie amedeo modiglianiwoman amedeo modigliani
      Mme Eyriaud
      1919
      Oil on canvas
      100 x 65 cm
      Coll. Dutilleul, Paris
      Portrait de Kiki
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      55 x 33 cm
      Coll. Max Jonket, Brussels

      Actually is named as Elizabeth Fuss Amore
      Marie
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      64 x 48 cm
      Coll. Rafael Crespo, Buenos Aires
      ?
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      Ex Coll. Beixeiras, Paris.
      Ex Coll. Dr. Willi Raeber, Basel
      Girl seated with loose hair amedeo modiglianiseated womanWOMANbuste jeune fille en chemisse - beatrice hastings?
      Young girl in blue
      1917-18
      Oil on canvas
      92 x 60 cm
      Coll. Guillaume, Paris

      Actually Known as Girl seated with loose hair. 1919
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      100 x 75 cm
      Coll. Guillaume, Paris
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      46 x 65 cm
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      Buste jeune fille en chemise
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      46 x 65 cm
      Lanterna > Bing
      woman amedeo modiglianiBeatrice Hastings with hat amedeo modiglianiWoman amedeo modiglianiElena Picard amedeo modigliani
      femme au corsage noir
      1917-18
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      54 x 45 cm
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      Mme. Hastings
      1915
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      Jeunne fille aux tresses
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      Galerie Charpentier, Paris.
      Jeunne fille au collier
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      95 x 50 cm ?
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      girlwomanWoman amedeo modiglianiunknown woman
      Young girl
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      47 x 38 cm
      Galerie Charpentier, Paris.
      Ritratto di donna
      1918-19
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      Coll. Marmont, Milano
      Woman of green eyes
      26-2-1932 File date
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      Untitled
      1919 ?
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      woman with cravatteboy with captete de filleteMaria
      ?
      1915 ?
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      Belgium
      ?
      1909-10
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      92 x 65 cm
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      Authenticated 7-Nov-57
      Tete de Fillete
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      15.5 x 29.5 cm
      Coll. Ferateria ?
      Maria
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      Coll. Foujita
      Morgan Rusell amedeo modiglianiwoman amedeo modiglianiBeatrice Hastings amedeo modigliani
      Rusell
      1919
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      1916
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      Paris
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      1915
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      womanwoman bustHenri Laurens bust amedeo modiglianielvira
      Buste Jeune femme
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      65 x 54 cm ?
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      Laurens
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      Paris
      Elvira
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      the green eyes amedeo modiglianiwomanlittle maudamedeo modiglianiwoman the italian amedeo modigliani
      The green eyes
      Oil on canvas ?
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      42.5 x 31 cm ?
      Galerie de France, 1937
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      Sidintay? gallery, NY, 1934
      La petit fille de l' epicier
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      Coll. George Renord
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      NY
      And there is a bunch more of photos to loose hours and hours trying to understand it all...
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      Actually his opinion is not even mentioned in the filling notes & records for the auction houses.

      A painting documented only by him is not treated as sufficient by the major auction houses.
      The compilation is incomplete as a catalogue raisonné.
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Legal note on MR: This investigation has not had access to MR’s catalogue raisonné; all research here is based on open sources, publications and exhibitions. By no means has that catalogue been copied at any point.