sˈiːɾᵻd nˈuːd wʌz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈɪktʃɚz ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd, ænd ɪn ɐn ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən tə ðɪ ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ændɹˈeɪ mˈælɹɔːks dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts wˈɜːk æz "hˌævɪŋ ðə pˈaʊɚ tə stˈɜːɹ ɪmˈoʊʃənz ɪkwˈɪvələnt tə ðæt ʌv dʒɪˈɑːɾoʊ.
Seated Nude was among the pictures exhibited, and in an introduction to the exhibition André Malraux described the artist's work as "having the power to stir emotions equivalent to that of Giotto.