Nude on a Blue Cushion

Nude on a Blue Cushion is an oil painting by Amedeo Modigliani, completed in 1917.

It is currently on display at the National Gallery of Art.

[1] The painting depicts a nude woman relaxing on her side on a blue cushion.

It is one of a series of nudes he painted from 1916-1919 commissioned by art dealer Leopold Zborowski.

When the collection was displayed in Paris, the police reportedly shut it down on its opening day for its obscenity.