Reclining nude on a pink couch
(Nu couché sur canapé rose)
(1919)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
33.3 × 41.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
© Henri Matisse/Succession Henri Matisse. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Towards the end of the First World War Henri Matisse found a haven in Nice, in the south of France. He had just resumed painting the human form after several years devoted principally to landscapes and still lifes. The new works were dark in palette and mood compared to his works from before the war, which were characterised by exuberant colour. During Matisse’s early years in Nice he painted a number of odalisque-like works of his model Antoinette Arnoux. Reclining nude is an intimate study of Antoinette asleep.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: HENRI MATISSE
Accession Number
2947-4
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Interiors
Subjects (specific)
carpets couches (reclining furniture) nudes (representations) reclining women (female humans)
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