Nude on a Blue Cushion | |
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Artist | Amedeo Modigliani |
Year | 1917 |
Medium | Oil on linen |
Movement | Expressionism |
Dimensions | 65.4 cm × 100.9 cm (25.7 in × 39.7 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Art |
Nude on a Blue Cushion is an oil painting by Amedeo Modigliani, completed in 1917. It is currently on display at the National Gallery of Art.[1] The painting depicts a nude woman relaxing on her side on a blue cushion. It is one of a series of nudes he painted from 1916-1919 commissioned by art dealer Leopold Zborowski. When the collection was displayed in Paris, the police reportedly shut it down on its opening day for its obscenity.[2]