A framed watercolor on paper by Phyllis Rutigliano, depicting a reclining nude female figure in a loose, expressive modernist style. The composition is rendered with fluid washes of pink, blue, red, and gray, accented by gestural linework that gives the figure a soft, atmospheric studio-study quality. The sitter reclines against patterned fabric with a red drape, creating a colorful and intimate figurative scene. Signed lower left and presented under matting in a white frame, with paper backing, hanging wire, and an NJ Antiques tag affixed to the reverse. Condition appears consistent with age and display, including visible toning and wear to the backing and minor frame wear; not examined outside the frame. Approx. frame size (in): 18 x 24 x 1, Approx. painting size (in): 10.5 x 14.25.

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