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Amedeo Modigliani / Female Nude

Female Nude

1916 · Oil on canvas

A reclining nude, likely the writer Beatrice Hastings, is rendered with the long, simplified forms typical of Modigliani's late style.

LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Genreportrait
Dimensions92.4 × 59.8 cm

Why it matters

This seated nude belongs to Modigliani's famous series of nudes of 1916–1918, which include many of his best-known works.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1916.
  • The model was Beatrice Hastings, then his lover.
  • It is in the Courtauld Gallery in London.

Based on the Wikipedia article Seated Nude (1916) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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