Girl in a Sailor's Blouse

"Girl in a Sailor's Blouse" is an oil on canvas painting created by Amedeo Modigliani in 1918. Executed during the final years of the artist's life, the work exemplifies the unique aesthetic Modigliani forged through his integration of modern Parisian styles with inspiration drawn from classical sources and African sculpture. This intimate portrait depicts a young woman seated, clad in a simple white blouse with a large blue collar characteristic of a sailor uniform.

The subject's face features the distinctive, simplified modeling and elongated proportions that became Modigliani’s trademark. Her eyes are rendered without pupils, lending her expression a sense of inwardness or detachment, a common feature in the artist's portraits of women. The composition is structured by the vertical sweep of her neck and the slight tilt of her head, contrasting subtly with the geometric lines of the blouse and the muted, earthy tones of the background. The restrained color palette highlights the graceful contours and linear quality of the figure.

Although primarily known for his society figures, this piece, like many of Modigliani's late-period canvases, focuses on more accessible subjects, often children or young women modeled with melancholy elegance. This particular painting is recognized as one of the definitive portraits from the final year of Modigliani’s career. The work currently resides in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As a highly celebrated piece from the early 20th century, the image is frequently reproduced, and high-quality prints derived from public domain collections are widely available for study and appreciation.