Reclining nude with Left Arm Resting on Forehead 1917

This reclining nude by Amedeo Modigliani is such a beautiful and sensual artwork! The strokes of warm colour on the model's skin, are so delicate and sensual. I bet Modigliani had a great time making this! I like to imagine that the painting was made slowly, intuitively and with total commitment to the act. I feel a profound sense of the artist's presence, as I look at the painting. It makes me think about the relationship between the artist and the model. It also reminds me that painting is like a conversation! Artists build on each other's ideas, borrowing and transforming them across time. Painting is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity, allowing for a multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings! This makes looking at art so much fun!