Carlo Pepi's indictment of the Genoa exhibition dedicated to Modigliani

Came the accusation from art critic Carlo Pepi, presented as an expert on Amedeo Modigliani, who would see the presence of inauthentic works in the exhibition in Genoa entirely dedicated to the artist.

Pepi states, "They are all silent, all good. But the Modigliani exhibition in Genoa should be reviewed because in my opinion there are at least 13 dubious works. In addition, three double-signature paintings are misattributed not only to the author Kisling but also to Modigliani, who instead has nothing to do with it except for being reproduced there of his works. Why do the big experts continue not to intervene? My invitation is to check the works that have been proposed and brought together in the exhibit, because I am certain that there are several that are not authentic. It is not difficult to notice that there are several fakes in that Genoa exhibition. All I had to do was look at the catalog and I realized that."

The art critic was the only one who did not believe in 1984 in the authenticity of the three heads found in Livorno attributed to Modigliani, which in fact later turned out to be forgeries.

Pepi adds, “I immediately noticed that one nude is a copy of a Modigliani original sold at exorbitant values. But there are also portraits that are not his such as, for example, one of his Parisian friend Soutine, another with Maria and others.”

The Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, in the person of Luca Borzani, replied, “These are all works that have already been published or exhibited over time. In the catalog there is clear documentation of all the works exhibited, which have a dense bibliography for both exhibitions and publications. It is our intention to consider a lawsuit for moral and material damages.”

Source: Ansa - Il Secolo XIX - Il Tirreno

Carlo Pepi's indictment of the Genoa exhibition dedicated to Modigliani

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