Reclining Nude — Amedeo Modigliani reproduction

Modigliani's Reclining Nude: a figure with loose hair

A woman with black hair rests on a blue cushion, surrounded by red fabrics and dark areas. This reproduction of Amedeo Modigliani's Reclining Nude highlights the contrast between the warm skin tones and the colors of the bed. The raised arms and diagonal body occupy almost the full width of the image.

Flowing contours and a contrasting palette

The face, tilted to one side, has simplified features: almond-shaped eyes, a slender nose and a red mouth. The dark hair stands out against the cushion. The body's outline remains continuous, while shadows are limited to a few passages that suggest the volume of the torso and legs.

The red fabrics are punctuated by patterns and a small area of pale drapery. These details set off the more uniform surface of the figure. Limbs cut off by the edges reinforce the close framing: the eye first follows the line of the body, then returns to the face and hair.

The nude in Modigliani's work

The image corresponds to Reclining Nude with Loose Hair, painted in 1917 and held at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka. It shows how Modigliani adapts the human figure to a composition of long lines and colored surfaces, without surrounding the model with numerous accessories.

To see this simplification of features in a clothed portrait, discover Modigliani's Woman with Blue Eyes. The reproduction of The Amazon offers another way to compare the face, pose and clothing.

A reproduction in warm colors

The reds and ochres can complement a cream-colored wall, dark wood or a few blue-gray textiles. An uncluttered setting makes it easier to appreciate the horizontal composition as a whole. Choose a size suited to your wall and explore the artist's other subjects in our collection of Modigliani painting reproductions.