Woman in an Armchair (Femme au fauteuil)

Henri Matisse

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Between 1916 and 1917 Henri Matisse made some fifty paintings of a professional Italian model named Lorette. She enjoyed dressing up in different studio costumes, and he was inspired by her expressiveness and changeability. Here, she sits in a pink upholstered armchair wrapped in a green gandoura, a Moroccan robe typically worn by men, projecting a pensive air.

Caption

Henri Matisse Le Cateau–Cambrésis, France, 1869 – 1954, Nice, France. Woman in an Armchair (Femme au fauteuil), ca. 1916–1917. Oil on canvas, 8 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.7 x 14.3 cm) Frame: 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 2 in. (36.2 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.24.15. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.24.15_PS9.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Woman in an Armchair (Femme au fauteuil)

Date

ca. 1916–1917

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

8 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.7 x 14.3 cm) Frame: 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 2 in. (36.2 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm)

Signatures

Incised upper right: "Henri Matisse"

Credit Line

Bequest of Laura L. Barnes

Accession Number

67.24.15

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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