Reclining Nude, Seen from the Back

Nu couché, vu de dos

Reclining Nude, Seen from the Back

Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1909

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Renoir's reclining nude, seen from behind, echoes Velázquez's Venus at her Mirror. Donated to the French state in 1951, it entered the Musée d'Orsay in 1986.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

41 × 52 cm (16.1 × 20.5 in)

Painted at

Cagnes-sur-Mer, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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