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Seated Nude in a Tulle Blouse
On View In:
Gallery 369
Artist:   Henri Matisse  
Title:   Seated Nude in a Tulle Blouse  
Date:   1925  
Medium:   Lithograph  
Dimensions:   14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (36.83 x 27.31 cm) (image) 21 11/16 x 14 3/4 in. (55.09 x 37.47 cm) (sheet)  
Credit Line:   Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton  
Location:   Gallery 369  

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.

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Matisse, Henri  
Nationality:   French  
Life Dates:   French, 1869 - 1954  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Signature and edition [Henri-Matisse 6/50]  
Classification:   Prints  
Creation Place:   Europe, France, , ,  
Edition:   Edition of 50; 6/50  
Accession #:   P.89.15  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts  

 


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