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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Reclining Nude

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Nathan Oliveira
1928-2010

Reclining Nude

1967
16 x 18 1/2 inches (41 x 47 cm)
Gouache and acrylic on paper.
2021.36

Gift of the Family of Harriet and Walter Mischel.

Notes
Alongside Richard Diebenkorn and David Park, Nathan Oliveira was part of a group of Bay Area painters who combined the bold, painterly style of abstract expressionism with figurative imagery beginning in the 1950s. In this drawing of a reclining nude, Oliveira relied on a strong light and dark contrast to heighten the effect of a sexually charged pose.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated at lower right: Oliveira 67.
Classification
Century Drawings