''Reclining Nude (On the Left Side)'' (French: ''Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)'') is a 1917 painting by

Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (; ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern art, modern style characterized by a surre ...

. The painting was included in a 2017/2018

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exhibition of Modigliani's works. The painting was sold by auction by

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in April 2018. Writing in ''

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'', British arts journalist Jonathan Jones compared it to Ingres' 1814 work '' Grande Odalisque''. The painting is currently valued at over $100 million and is considered to be one of the most famous portraits of women ever.

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