''Nude'' (
1910, french: Nu, sr, Купачица / ''Kupačica'') is a
painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...
by
French impressionist
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
. It is
oil on canvas
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...
, and was painted in 1910. The painting is now in the
National Museum of Serbia
The National Museum of Serbia ( sr, / ) is the largest and oldest museum in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the Republic Square, formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina ...
in
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
. The painting was given to the Serbian people by
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.
History
The painting was purchased in Paris in 1935 by
Milan Kašanin
Milan Kašanin ( sr-cyr, Милан Кашанин; 21 February 1895 – 22 November 1981) was a Serbian art historian, art critic, curator and writer. He served as the head of three Belgrade based museums, the Museum of Prince Pavle (the modern-d ...
, contemporary director of the National Museum. It was paid for by joint contributions from the Museum, the Ministry of Culture and private donations. It was stolen in 1996 by an amateur thief. During the theft it was badly damaged and was recovered in poor condition, requiring a year of restoration. After the Renoir was stolen, the entire foreign art collection was moved to the museum warehouse to protect the collection until a better security system could be installed.
Zatvorena izložba "Impresivno" u Narodnom muzeju u Beogradu
References
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Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Stolen works of art
Nude art
Collections of the National Museum of Serbia
1910 paintings
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