Reclining nude from the Back

Amedeo Modigliani

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Work Overview

Reclining nude from the Back
Nu couché de dos
Amedeo Modigliani
Date: 1917; Paris, France *
Style: Expressionism
Genre: nude painting (nu)
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 99.5 x 64.5 cm
Location: Barnes Foundation, Lower Merion, PA, US

In 1917 Leopold Zborowski, a Polish-born poet-turned-art dealer, provided the impoverished Amedeo Modigliani with a space in his apartment in which to work, as well as art supplies, models, and a daily stipend. While ensconced in Zborowski's home and at his request, Modigliani embarked on an ambitious series of just over two dozen female nudes.