Nude on a Blue Cushion
1917
Artist, Italian, 1884 - 1920


East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on linen
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Credit Line
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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.) -
Accession
1963.10.46
Artwork history & notes
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.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1928
Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 30, as Femme Nue.
1931
Amedeo Modigliani: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Demotte, Inc., New York, 1931, no. 25, as Nu Etendu.
1933
Modigliani, Palais de Beaux Arts, Brussels, 1933, no. 75, repro., as Nu.
1934
Modigliani, Kunsthalle, Basel, 1934, no. 65, as Nu.
1943
Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered cat., repro.
1983
Modigliani: An Anniversary Exhibition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984, unnumbered brochure [exhibited in Washington only].
2010
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1928
"Selections from the Chester Dale Collection." Art News 27, no. 3 (20 October 1928): 1+, repro.
1929
Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 101, repro., as Nude.
1939
Slocombe, George. Rebels of Art, Manet to Matisse. New York, 1939:plate 27.
1943
Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro.
1956
Pfannstiel, Arthur. Modigliani et son Oeuvre. Paris, 1956: no. 153, as Nu appuye sur le Bras Droit.
1965
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 61, repro.
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 91.
Ceroni, Ambrogio. Amedeo Modigliani: Dessins et Sculptures, avec suite du catalogue illustré des peintures. Milan, 1965: no. 196, repro.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 79, repro.
1970
Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. Catalogue raisonné. Barcelona, 1970: 115, no. 125, repro., as Nu.
Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Leone Piccioni. I dipinti di Modigliani. Milan, 1970: no. 146, repro.
1972
Ceroni, Ambrogio, and Françoise Cachin. Tout l'oeuvre peint de Modigliani. Translated by Simone Darses. Paris, 1972: no. 146, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 236, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 586, no. 897, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 272, rspro.
1991
Parisot, Christian. Modigliani Catalogue Raisonné. Volume 2: Peintures Dessins AquarellesI. Livorno, 1991: no. 28/1916, repro.
Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 245, repro.
2011
Secrest, Meryle. Modigliani: A Life. New York, 2011: 6.
Inscriptions
upper right: modigliani
Wikidata ID
Q20088074