A woman reclines across a white sheet, her body angled diagonally from the lower left to the upper right of the canvas. She is nude except for a coral-colored necklace, which forms a delicate chain of beads around her neck and stands out against her pale skin. Her left arm is bent at the elbow, resting behind her head, while her right arm stretches down along her side, the hand relaxed on the bedding.

Her gaze is turned slightly to her left, and her eyes are rendered as simple, almond-shaped forms with minimal detail, giving her expression a sense of calm detachment. The background is a deep, rich brown, painted in broad, smooth strokes that contrast with the lighter, textured surface of the white bedding beneath her. The figure’s skin is modeled with warm, peach and pink tones, and the outlines of her body are defined by soft, flowing contours rather than sharp lines.

Subtle shading along her torso, arms, and legs suggests volume, but the modeling remains gentle and stylized rather than highly naturalistic. The coral necklace, a central detail, is painted with small, rounded touches of color that catch the light, emphasizing its presence as the only accessory. The sheet beneath her is painted with visible, textured brushwork, especially where the white meets the darker background and the orange-brown edge at the lower right.

Her hair is dark, swept back from her face, and outlined simply, echoing the stylization seen throughout the composition. The composition is carefully balanced, with the figure’s elongated limbs and tilted head creating a sense of rhythm and repose. At the upper right corner, the artist’s signature appears in white, standing out against the dark background. Nude with Coral Necklace is painted by Amedeo Modigliani in 1917.

The subject is a woman, as identified by the museum’s description and genre classification. This work belongs to the nude genre, a focus in Modigliani's practice during this period.