".... The man who by his energy not sa continually release new desires .... not a man, a civilian, a chemist .... You suffer, you're right, but your pain can not possibly become an incentive because you can carry your ... dream up again, stronger than your desire? "
a letter to Oscar Ghiglia Modigliani
People who posed for him to say that portraits by Modigliani was like having to strip the soul
In the movie The colors of the soul - Modigliani Mick Davis (2005) Jeanne asks him why he never paints the eyes, Modi replied: "I must first know your soul."
Jeanne Hebuterne title of the painting - the artist's wife (1918 - Oil on canvas 1000 x 650 mm) kept at the Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena (CA)
the museum is the link: http://www.nortonsimon.org/ and the following link you can view the picture in high resolution:
http://www.nortonsimon.org/collections/art.php?id=M.1975.13.2.P&title=Portrait+ of + the + Artist% 27s + Wife% 2C + Jeanne + Hebuterne
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