Standing Nude (ca. 1910)
Original title: Standing Nude
kurzbeschreibung
A female nude distilled to a few essential lines: Amedeo Modigliani drew Stehender Akt around 1910. Graphite on white paper, the drawing focuses entirely on the body's silhouette, with no accessories or setting.
Description
The figure stands upright, arms and legs defined by spare, confident contours. The shoulders stand out clearly, and the head appears in half-profile. Black on white, no props, no background; the sheet bears the signature 'Modigliani' at lower left.
Context
Around 1910 Modigliani devoted himself more intensively to the nude. He was working in Paris at the time, having moved there in 1906 and found his place among the avant-garde. The pared-down formal language of this drawing echoes his engagement with African sculpture and the Italian Renaissance.
Impact
The clear, abstracting line lends the sheet a quiet, collected quality. Because everything incidental is omitted, the nude gains an almost sculptural, timeless presence.
Technique
Graphite on white paper allows fine, precise strokes. The artist works solely with contour lines; cross-hatching or shading is absent, which defines the drawing's reduced impression.
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Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain (CC0 1.0)