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Amedeo Modigliani — Esquisse de femme nue debout de face, bras au-dessus de la tête
Amedeo Modigliani

Esquisse de femme nue debout de face, bras au-dessus de la tête

1905

A pencil sketch of a female nude figure shown frontally with arms raised above her head in a contrapposto pose. This work demonstrates Modigliani's exploration of classical figure composition.

Medium
pencil on paper
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Auction

April 12, 2023

Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000

Lot 235

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Collectors of Amedeo Modigliani

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Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

4 owned

Also spotted by

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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About this work

Amedeo Modigliani, Esquisse de femme nue debout de face, bras au-dessus de la tête, 1905

A pencil sketch of a female nude figure shown frontally with arms raised above her head in a contrapposto pose. This work demonstrates Modigliani's exploration of classical figure composition.

Medium
pencil on paper
Year
1905
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical Pose, 1900s, Early Modernism, Female Nude, Pencil Drawing, Italian

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Collected by

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Cleveland Museum of Art, Sebastián Naranjo