Henri Matisse French, 1869-1954
41.9 x 41.3 cm
Paper size: 19¾ x 25½ in. (50.2 x 64.8 cm.)
Frame: 27" H x 30.75" (68.58 x 78.10 cm)
This comes from a large series of nudes made by the artist in the ’20’s and 30’s. They are generally
with loose lines and un-anatomical in presentation. They have a power and fascination way above their
apparently simplistic lines.
Provenance
From a Chappaqua, New York Collection.
Exhibitions
Public Collections: Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonPublications
Claude Duthuit “Henri Matisse : Catalogue Raisonné de l’oeuvre gravée : Number 497

