Tate Papers is an online research journal that publishes scholarly articles on British and modern international art, and on museum practice today. The latest issue features five eagerly anticipated articles that offer new research into the methods and materials of Modigliani’s paintings, including two that are not in Ceroni’s 1970 catalogue of the artist’s work. To access the articles, click here.

Elvira Resting at a Table, c. 1918–19, Saint Louis Art Museum

The National Gallery of Art is undertaking an extensive technical analysis of the Modigliani paintings in the Chester Dale Collection. Alice Craigie, the Modern Painting Fellow at the National Gallery, working under the supervision of Jay Krueger, Senior Conservator and Department Head, is conducting a broad investigation into materials and techniques within the collection as a whole, with a focus on select works for more in-depth scientific research. You can access the Chester Dale Collection of Modiglianis here.

Adrienne (Woman with Bangs),
1917, Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

In this important new book, art researcher Dr. Jesper Svenningsen reconstructs the collection of the pioneering Danish collector Christian Tetzen-Lund, who began buying modern art in Paris in 1916. While the book is currently only available in Danish, an English translation is in the works. For more information, click here.