Reclining Model (Le Repos du modèle)

c. 1922

Henri Matisse

Associated Names
Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

The image shows a nude person reclining on their back, with the upper half of their body visible. The person is lying with one arm raised and bent behind their head, and the other hand resting on their torso. The facial features are detailed, with closed eyes and slightly parted lips. The hair is dark and flowing around their head. The person is on a textured surface, with patterned wallpaper in the background. The artwork is a monochrome drawing focusing on light and shadow for depth and form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Mark D. and Jeannie M. Golub Trust

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 × 33.02 cm (10 × 13 in.)
    framed: 51.44 × 55.88 × 190.5 cm (20 1/4 × 22 × 75 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.120.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duthuit-Matisse 1983, no. 416, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills, CA); Mark Golub, purchased 1988; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Duthuit-Matisse, Marguerite. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé. 2 vols. Paris, 1983, no. 416, state only.

Inscriptions

in stone, in image, at upper right: Henri Matisse [backwards]

Markings

blind stamp of Galerie des Peintures-Graveurs, Paris

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