%C2%A9 Succession H. Matisse %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Seated Nude in a Tulle Blouse, 1925
Henri Matisseexpand_more
Lithographexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more P.89.15
Not on Viewexpand_more
Matisse's principal model during the 1920s was Henriette Darricarrère, a dancer and violinist who was working as an extra in the Nice film industry. Here, she is shown seated on the floor of Matisse's studio. The curves of her body are set against the strong geometrical lines of the room and the background, making for a simple, clean composition. In this series of lithographs, Matisse had cut loose from depicting the traditional image of a model seated in an armchair and began now to explore floor and standing poses. These works created new possibilities to explore the relationships of body and environment.
Details
- Title
- Seated Nude in a Tulle Blouse
- Artist Life
- 1869–1954
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.89.15
- Provenance
- Ruth and Bruce Dayton, Wayzata, Minn.; given to MIA, 1989.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Duthuit 465
- Curator Approved
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