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Le grand nu (The Great Nude)
The painting 'The Great Nude' depicts a naked woman in Modigliani's characteristic style, featuring elongated proportions and a mask-like face. This work belongs to the expressionism movement and, although relatively simplified, presents a unique expressive power and poetics of the human form.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Amedeo Modigliani
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Date of birth and death
12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920
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Natinality
Italian
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Style
Modern art blending cubism, african sculpture influence, and renaissance humanism. Known for surreal elongation of figures.
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Significant works
Redheaded Girl in Evening Dress, Madame Pompadour, Jeanne Hébuterne in Red Shawl, Nu couché, Nude Sitting on a Divan
Information about the work
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Year:
1917
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
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Theme:
Female nude, expressionism
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting shows a combination of the traditional nude motif with the artist's modern interpretation, emphasizing emotional and formal aspects of the figure.
The key to interpreting the work
The painting should be analyzed in the context of expressionism and Modigliani's individual style, paying attention to harmony of forms and expression.See other works by this artist
