Woman in an Armchair (Femme au fauteuil)
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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
Woman in an Armchair (Femme au fauteuil)
Date
ca. 1916–1917
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
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
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