Self-Portrait, 1919

Amedeo Modigliani, Self-Portrait, 1919, Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. Wikimedia Commons (public domain). This painting was made close to the end of Modigliani’s short life. In May 1919, he moved back to Paris from Nice, together with Jeanne Hébuterne and their child. Soon, they got married, although at that stage, he was already diagnosed with a severe form of tuberculosis. Perhaps with this self-portrait, where he presents himself first and foremost as a painter, he hoped to shape his legacy and leave behind the image by which he would be remembered.