Seated Woman with Short Veil and Pearls

1927

Henri Matisse

Associated Names
Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

This is a line drawing of a person shown from the waist up. The person is seated with the left arm resting and the right hand partially visible. The facial features are stylized with continuous lines, emphasizing the eyes and mouth. The hair is short and outlined neatly. The person is dressed in a garment with ornate patterns, possibly a robe or shawl, draped over the shoulders. Two detailed necklaces are drawn around the neck. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on off-white wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.8 × 27.6 cm (14 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.53.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Waddington Galleries, Ltd., London, from which acquired in 1983); Jeffrey Horvitz, Beverly Farms, MA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: K2; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: WCI / B12171

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