Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)

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Not to be confused with Nu couché.
Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
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ArtistAmedeo Modigliani
Year1917
TypeOil paint on canvas
Dimensions84 by 146 centimetres (33 in × 57 in) [1]
LocationPrivate collection

Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) is a 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani.[2] The painting was included in a 2017/2018 Tate Modern exhibition of Modigliani's works.[3] The painting was sold by auction by Sotheby's in April 2018. [2] Writing in The Guardian, British arts journalist Jonathan Jones compared it to Ingres' 1814 work Grande Odalisque.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Inside Modigliani's studio — via virtual reality". Christie's. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b (15 May 2018). "Modigliani nude fetches $157.2m at Sotheby's – setting auction house record". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tate Modern Exhibition - Modigliani - 23 November 2017-2 April 2018". Tate Modern. Tate. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ Jonathan Jones (journalist) (16 May 2018). "Modigliani's Nu Couché is a trite pastiche – and the buyers saw through the hype". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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