Reclining Nude (On the Left Side) explained

Reclining Nude (On the Left Side) should not be confused with Nu couché.

Reclining Nude (On the Left Side)
Artist:	Amedeo Modigliani
Year:	1917
Type:	Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions:	89cmx146cmcm (35inchesx57inchescm)^[1]
Museum:	Private collection

Reclining Nude (On the Left Side) (French: 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]

The painting is currently valued at over $100 million and is considered to be one of the most famous portraits of women ever.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inside Modigliani’s studio — via virtual reality . . 10 October 2020.
2. News: . Modigliani nude fetches $157.2m at Sotheby's – setting auction house record . 9 October 2020 . . . 15 May 2018.
3. Web site: Tate Modern Exhibition - Modigliani - 23 November 2017-2 April 2018 . . . 9 October 2020.
4. News: . Modigliani's Nu Couché is a trite pastiche – and the buyers saw through the hype . 14 October 2020 . . . 16 May 2018.
5. Web site: Aberdeen . Shane . 2022-10-02 . The 26 Most Famous Portraits of Women - Ranked! [ICONIC ART ONLY] ]. 2023-01-11 . Ranking Diva . en-US.