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What would have become of Amedeo Modigliani without the unwavering support of his dealer Paul Guillaume? Sultry as was the painter, this exhibition looks back on one of the most fruitful artistic relationships of the beginning of the last century, established between one of the most famous artists of bohemian Paris in the 1910s and the formidable collector of modern art . From the moment they met in 1914, the merchant had to act as a guardian angel by taking under his wing this cursed painter damaged by alcohol and drugs, drowning his unhappiness and misfortune in stormy relationships. Despite this downside, Paul Guillaume believes in it and describes Modigliani as “a soul mysteriously gifted for sensitive and adventurous things”. More than a hundred paintings as well as around fifty drawings and around ten sculptures ultimately passed through his hands until the tragic and premature death of his favorite artist, taken away by illness at the age of 35. The Musée de l'Orangerie today reveals part of this testamentary work characterized by its scandalous female nudes and its disturbing portraits with elongated lines and blind, almond-shaped eyes.

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