Nude 1919

"Nude", painted by surrealist artist René Magritte in 1919, depicts a female figure with a partially obscured face. Magritte utilizes a bold, expressive style, utilizing thick brushstrokes and a limited color palette, characterized by earthy tones of green, orange and brown. The figure's body is rendered in a simplified, abstract manner, highlighting Magritte's early experimentation with form and composition. This early work, currently housed in the Brachot Gallery, demonstrates Magritte's development as a figurative artist, foreshadowing his later surrealist innovations.