Henri Matisse
Loulou’s Face, Frontal View
1913-1914
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Henri Matisse
Loulou’s Face, Frontal View
1913-1914
Physical Qualities
Etching on chine collé, Sheet: 278 x 189 mm. (10 15/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Plate: 162 x 63 mm. (6 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.127
Loulou Brouty was the only professional model who Matisse portrayed in his etchings made between 1914 and 1915. She had previously posed for several of his paintings in 1909, including Nude with a White Scarf. In his etchings of Brouty, Matisse played with presenting the model in a range of ages—from a young child to an older woman. She was often depicted wearing a jaunty hat.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker," The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009 - January 3,2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010 - April 10, 2010, and Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, October 29, 2010 - February 13, 2011.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
