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Reclining Nude (Une fleur)

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Reclining Nude (Une fleur)

1887

Public domainThis image is free to download, share and reuse. The license is recorded as "Public domain" by Wikimedia Commons. See the evidence.

The story

Bukovac's nude lies among flowers, pressing two rosebuds to her lips, and the flower of the title has been read as the woman herself. The canvas drew notice in the press during his lifetime and much later sold at Bonhams in London for £100,800.

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Object details

Title: Reclining Nude (Une fleur)
Artist: Vlaho Bukovac
Date: 1887
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Private collection
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0863
Original image: 2218 × 2880 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Vlaho Bukovac. Reclining Nude (Une fleur). 1887. Private collection. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0863/

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