As an exemplar of the expressionism movement, it is rendered in oil on canvas, with dimensions of 66 x 92 cm. Large reclining nude (also known as the pink nude) is a painting matisse executed over a period of almost six months in 1935 Seventeenth state of henri matisse's large reclining nude, september 14, 1935
Henri Matisse Large Reclining Nude Vintage Poster Art Print - Etsy Canada
Matisse began the painting in may of 1935 and sent photographs of each of the twenty two states to etta cone in two letters on september 19th and november 16th, 1935
Etta purchased the painting in 1936.
(66.4 × 93.3 cm.) framed 34 5/8 × 45 5/8 × 2 1/4 in (87.9 × 115.9 × 5.7 cm.) collection areapainting credit linethe cone collection, formed by dr Claribel cone and miss etta cone of baltimore, maryland object.
Large reclining nude (1935) is a composition painted by henri matisse, showing a nude figure reclining in an interior space furnished with a chair and a flower vase Thus, there are several ‘states’ of the same painting, with the composition changing to reach the desired degree of geometry (kozbelt, 2006). Large reclining nude, a masterpiece of composition and form, is evidence of matisse’s enduring interest in using the live model to investigate the formal and emotional aspects of the human figure By the time matisse ceased work on this painting, his model (and assistant) lydia delectorskaya may not have immediately recognized herself.
Large reclining nude (1935) is a composition painted by henri matisse, showing a nude figure reclining in an interior space furnished with a chair and a flower.
