This painting shows a portrait of a woman, depicted from the thighs up. She is seated with her body and head facing forward. She has pale skin, rounded cheeks with a slight blush, a small, red mouth, thin eyebrows, and lined eyes that slant downward towards her ears. Her brown hair is styled in waves, framing her face. She is wearing a black dress with a V-neck, and in her ears are dangling gold earrings. Her left hand is on her hip, with her right resting on her crossed legs, a cigarette between her fingers. She is sitting on a red wooden chair, and the background is a vibrant red color…

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Madame Amédée (Woman with Cigarette)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884 - 1920)

1918

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 100.3 x 64.8 cm (39 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.) ; framed: 114.9 x 80.6 x 6.3 cm (45 1/4 x 31 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture: Italian
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CMC
Credit line: Chester Dale Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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