Nude Before a Mirror

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Nude Before a Mirror
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ArtistBalthus
Year1955
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions190 cm × 164 cm (75 in × 64.5 in)
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession1975

Nude Before a Mirror (originally known as Nu devant une cheminée) is a 1955 painting by Polish-French artist Balthus.[1]

The painting depicts a nude woman before a mirror, which is a typical subject for Balthus, a fact that caused controversy in his early career.[2][3] This painting is also referred to as Nude in Front of a Mantel.[4]

It is part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was donated to the museum by art collector and banker Robert Lehman in 1975.[5]

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