Jeanne H%C3%A9buterne

Jeanne Hbuterne was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and commonlaw wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.

She was born in Meaux, SeineetMarne to a Roman Catholic family. Her father, Achille Casimir Hbuterne, worked at Le Bon March department store. A beautiful girl, she was introduced to the artistic community in Montparnasse by her brother Andr Hbuterne who wanted to become a painter. She met several of the thenstarving artists and modelled for Tsuguharu Foujita. However, wanting to pursue a career in the arts, and with a talent for drawing, she chose to study at the Acadmie Colarossi. It was there in the spring of 1917 that Jeanne Hbuterne was introduced to Amedeo Modigliani by the sculptor Chana Orloff who came with many other artists to take advantage of the Academys live models. Jeanne began an affair with the charismatic artist, and the two fell deeply in love. She soon moved in with him, despite strong objection from her parents.

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