Nude
Maker
(Artists)
1884-1920
1884-1920
Title
Nude
Date of Production
(circa) 1916
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 92.4 cm (canvas)
Width: 59.8 cm (canvas)
Width: 59.8 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1932.SC.271
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
This is one of a series of celebrated female nudes which Modigliani painted in 1916 and 1917. His unusual and powerful depiction incorporates a wide range of artistic influences. For example, the woman’s elongated face relates to Egyptian, African and Oceanic sculpture, which he studied at the ethnographic museum in Paris. When a group Modigliani’s nudes were first shown at the Berthe Weill Gallery in Paris, police closed the exhibition, citing the depiction of pubic hair in some of the paintings as obscene.
Provenance
Léopold Zborowski, Paris: C Zamaron, Paris; Zborowski, Paris; purchased by Samuel Courtauld by 1928; Courtauld Gift, 1932.
Exhibition History
Modigliani: Modern Gazes, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, 27.04.24-18.08.24
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019 ...More
Courtauld Connects Regional Programme, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 08/06/2018-28/10/2018
Modigliani, Tate Modern, London, 23/11/2017-02/04/2018
The Imaginary Museum (Centenary Exhibition), Pushkin Museum & Moscow & Russia, 27/04/2012-29/07/2012
Modigliani and his Models, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 08/07/2006-15/10/2006
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
L'Ecole de Paris, Paris & France, 01/10/2000-28/02/2001
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists from the Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, 12/01/1984-28/02/1984; Kyoto, 03/03/1984-03/04/1984; Osaka, 12/04/1984-08/05/1984; Australia National Gallery, Canberra, 01/06/1984-06/08/1984
Modigliani, Liege & France, 1980
Samuel Courtauld's collection of French 19th century paintings and drawings: a centenary exhibition to commemorate the birth of Samuel Courtauld, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1976
Impressionistes de la Collection Courtauld de Londres, Orangerie, Paris, 1955
Modigliani (?), Gimpel Fils & London & England, 1948
Samuel Courtauld memorial exhibition, Tate Gallery, London, 1948
Modigliani, Kunsthalle, Basle, Switzerland, 1934
Modigliani, Palais des Beaux Arts & Brussels & Belgium, 1933 ...Less
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019 ...More
Courtauld Connects Regional Programme, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 08/06/2018-28/10/2018
Modigliani, Tate Modern, London, 23/11/2017-02/04/2018
The Imaginary Museum (Centenary Exhibition), Pushkin Museum & Moscow & Russia, 27/04/2012-29/07/2012
Modigliani and his Models, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 08/07/2006-15/10/2006
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
L'Ecole de Paris, Paris & France, 01/10/2000-28/02/2001
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists from the Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, 12/01/1984-28/02/1984; Kyoto, 03/03/1984-03/04/1984; Osaka, 12/04/1984-08/05/1984; Australia National Gallery, Canberra, 01/06/1984-06/08/1984
Modigliani, Liege & France, 1980
Samuel Courtauld's collection of French 19th century paintings and drawings: a centenary exhibition to commemorate the birth of Samuel Courtauld, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1976
Impressionistes de la Collection Courtauld de Londres, Orangerie, Paris, 1955
Modigliani (?), Gimpel Fils & London & England, 1948
Samuel Courtauld memorial exhibition, Tate Gallery, London, 1948
Modigliani, Kunsthalle, Basle, Switzerland, 1934
Modigliani, Palais des Beaux Arts & Brussels & Belgium, 1933 ...Less
Literature
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists from the Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Canberra, 1984
cat. no. 63
Impressionistes de la Collection Courtauld de Londres, Orangerie, Paris, 1955
cat. no. 31
The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists from the Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Canberra, 1984
cat. no. 63
Impressionistes de la Collection Courtauld de Londres, Orangerie, Paris, 1955
cat. no. 31
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed : top left : : Modigliani
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