Nude on a Blue Cushion

Provenance

Purchased 1917 by (Paul Guillaume [1891-1934], Paris);[1] sold April 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA. [1] Arthur Pfannstiel, _Modigliani et Son Oeuvre_, Paris, 1956, gave the provenance as "Hist: Collection L. Zborowski, Paris," although earlier the same author, in his _Modigliani_, Paris, 1929, gave the provenance as Guillaume. According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial files, Guillaume bought the painting directly from Modigliani.

Nude on a Blue Cushion

Modigliani, Amedeo

1917

Accession Number

1963.10.46

Medium

oil on linen

Dimensions

overall: 65.4 x 100.9 cm (25 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.) | framed: 84.7 x 120 cm (33 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection