À propos de l’œuvre
Femme nue allongée, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · January-March 1887 · Paris
Naked woman lying on a bed, F330Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Lying diagonally on a white bed, a woman rests her arms behind her head and keeps her stockings light. The oval format, the striated blue wall and the material of the bedspread transform this rare nude study into a very constructed composition.
Look at the work
A diagonal body in an oval frame
The head and arms occupy the upper right corner, while the crossed legs join the lower left. This diagonal stretches the figure without disrupting the balance of the oval format.
The body is surrounded by surfaces with different touches: vertical lines of the wall, small hatching of the skin and long clear strokes of the bedspread which follow the volume of the mattress.
Painted in Paris between January and March 1887, this oil on oval canvas measuring 59.7 × 73.7 cm is F330/JH1214. It is kept at the Barnes Foundation under number BF720.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
Van Gogh combines a traditional pose of a reclining nude and deliberately direct details. The figure is neither idealized nor smoothed: its modeling is born from clearly visible pink, green, blue and ocher touches.
The diagonal animates the oval
The body crosses the bed from one edge to the other and connects the raised arms to the legs sheathed at the bottom, avoiding any decorative immobility.
Cool colors shape the skin
Blues and greens appear in the shadows of the torso and legs, opposite the pinks and ochres of the lit areas.
The bed becomes a painting surface
The white bedspread is covered with yellow, blue and gray lines which give the textile its thickness and surround the figure with a vibrant material.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
The Barnes Foundation dates the work from January to March 1887 and specifies its oval format. She recalls that Van Gogh painted very few nudes, in particular because he rarely had the money necessary to hire models.
One of the few nudes painted by Van Gogh
The subject occupies an unusual place in his work, much more abundant in portraits, landscapes and still lifes.
A deliberately non-idealized beauty
The pose and closed eyes evoke the academic nude, but the visible hairiness and frank features set aside the elegant conventions of the 19th century.
BF720, room 13
The painting belongs to the Barnes Foundation of Philadelphia and is documented as currently on display in Room 13, East Wall.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must respect the oval format, the exact diagonal of the body, the light stockings, the colored shadows of the skin and the three distinct writings of the wall, the bed and the model.
- The oval format
- Arms raised
- The diagonal of the body
- Light blue stockings
- Bedspread hatching
Work sheet
| Title | Naked woman lying on a bed, F330 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | January-march 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris |
| Original technique | Oil on oval canvas |
| Dimensions | 59.7 × 73.7 cm |
| Inventory | F330· JH1214· BF720 |
| Conservation | Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A rare nude with powder blues
The oval shape softens the subject's presence in a room or private space. Gray blue, ivory, earth pink and muted orange create a subtle harmony.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The documentary image of 6041 × 4893 px was reduced to 3000 × 2430 px, then encoded into a real WebP without artificial enlargement.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
