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Modigliani sculpture search in Livorno canals was a 1984 hoax
In 1984, curators searched Livorno’s canals for sculptures attributed to Amedeo Modigliani.
Modigliani was the artist whose sculptures they were seeking.
The search produced a discovery that was a hoax.
The episode became known as the Great Modigliani Sculpture Hoax.
It showed that the sculptures found in the canals were not genuine Modigliani works.
The available information does not say who created the hoax or what happened afterward.
A search for Modigliani sculptures in the canals of Livorno was a hoax dating to 1984.
Curators went looking for the sculptures in the canals.
Artnet News described the discovery as having “a catch.”
The article does not explain who staged the hoax or why.
- Who
- Curators went looking for the sculptures.
- What
- The search for Modigliani sculptures in Livorno’s canals was a 1984 hoax.
- When
- 1984.
- Where
- The canals of Livorno, Italy.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Year
- 1984
- City
- Livorno
- Search location
- Canals
- People involved in the search
- Curators
- Sculptures sought
- Modigliani sculptures