Henri Matisse
Odalisque with Bowl of Fruit
1924
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Henri Matisse
Odalisque with Bowl of Fruit
1924
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 473 x 318 mm. (18 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Image: 372 x 271 mm. (14 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.184
Matisse’s decision to expand the range of his printmaking with tonal lithographs occurred at the same time he shifted his concentration in drawing to the use of charcoal. In charcoal drawings of 1922, the artist used erasure and smudging to model form and manipulate the effects of light. He was able to obtain similar chiaroscuro effects when working on a lithographic stone by rubbing back a dark tone or scratching in a highlight.
Purchased by Etta Cone, August 1925, from the artist
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.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Matisse, Picasso and Friends: Masterworks on Paper from The Cone Collection," 7 June - 27 August, 1995.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Matisse, Picasso and Friends: Masterworks on Paper from The Cone Collection," 7 June - 27 August, 1995.
Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "Henri Matisse 13/50"
