%C2%A9 2014 Succession H. Matisse %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Woman with Still Life, 1944
Henri Matisseexpand_more
Pen and black inkexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 91.148.7
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Henri Matisse once told his students, “One must always search for the desire of the line, where it wishes to enter or where to die away.” The very spare outline technique typical of his ink drawings is much in evidence in Woman with Still Life, whose lines are fluent but, despite the seemingly simple subject matter, not facile. In Matisse’s mind these lines were conscious, probing, and full of intent. Their quavering quality seems to invite us in, guiding us to retrace the artist’s encounter with his subject.
Details
- Title
- Woman with Still Life
- Artist Life
- 1869–1954
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 91.148.7
- Provenance
- James Lord (1922-2009), Paris. [Valentine Gallery (Valentine Dudensing), New York]; private collector (until 1987; sold to Achim Moeller); [Achim Moeller Fine Art Limited, New York, 1987-1991; sold to Dayton]; Ruth and Bruce B. Dayton, Wayzata (until 1991; given to MIA).
- Curator Approved
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