%C2%A9 Succession H. Matisse %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Bronzeexpand_more
Gift of the Dayton Hudson Corporationexpand_more 71.9.3
This is an audacious work of sculpture. Matisse took a casual pose often seen in paintings—a reclining nude with raised arms—and swung the figure out into space, twisted into a 3-D posture seemingly without a central axis. The erect arms, neck, and head provide balance for the unsupported torso.
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