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Reclining Nude

1935

Henri Matisse

Associated Names

Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

The image depicts the upper body of a person lying down. The person has one arm raised above their head and the other bent at the elbow. Their face is turned slightly towards the viewer, with prominent eyes, a subtle smile, and neat, pulled-back hair. The person appears to be in a reclining pose on a textured surface with a grid pattern. The background suggests a relaxed, domestic setting. There are no visible clothes, jewelry, or objects being held by the person.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Henry and Mabel Brandon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 25 x 32.9 cm (9 13/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.223.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 78.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Henri-Matisse 35; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: inv 1590

Wikidata ID

Q64573671

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