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Nu couché (Reclining Nude)
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Nu couché (Reclining Nude)

Amedeo Modigliani
1917
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The story

Police shut his only solo show on opening day in 1917, and this nude probably hung there. In 2015 Liu Yiqian bought it for $170,405,000 and paid with his American Express card.

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Object details

Title
Nu couché (Reclining Nude)
Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
Date
1917
Culture
Italian
Medium
Oil on canvas
Object type
Paintings
Collection
Private collection (Liu Yiqian)
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0218
Original image
3000 × 1889 px
Source record
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License evidence
See the license

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