Henri Matisse
Nude on Armchair
1934
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Henri Matisse
Nude on Armchair
1934
Physical Qualities
Etching on chine collé, Sheet: 381 x 278 mm. (15 x 10 15/16 in.)
Plate: 142 x 110 mm. (5 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number
2010.184
Here, Matisse has used line to contrast the body of his model with the shape of the upholstered chair on which she sits. He was very fond of posing his models seated in chairs, sometimes depicting the figure from the side. Occasionally, they were shown from the front, as in "The Blue Eyes" of the same period. The pose here provides a sense of immediacy and intimacy, as the model seems to be embracing herself while looking directly at the viewer.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Claude and Barbara Duthuit, France
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse: The Sinuous Line," (second rotation) May 8 - October 2, 2022.
Inscribed: lower right stamped: "HM / Essai"; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: "Pl 210"
