1970s Italian Modernist Nude Oil Painting

A striking and sensuous oil painting on board, created in Italy during the 1970s. Rendered in warm, expressive tones, the reclining female figure is depicted with bold, gestural brushwork and a modernist sensibility. The subject’s red hair and pale complexion are set against an earthy palette of burnt sienna and ochre, with subtle cubist and expressionist influences evident in the figure’s stylized anatomy and flattened perspective.

Signed along the bottom edge, the work carries a quiet intensity and raw elegance—representing the distinct voice of postwar Italian figurative art. It is framed simply in a narrow profile wood frame that complements the earthy tones of the composition.

A captivating addition to any collection of 20th-century European art, with visual echoes of artists such as Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, and the Italian avant-garde.

Origin: Italy

Date: 1970s

Medium: Oil on board

Condition: Excellent vintage condition with minor age-appropriate wear to the frame

Frame: Included; narrow wood profile

Signature: Signed lower center

Dimensions: 19” x 25.5”