Nude woman squatting in an armchair
Maker
(lithographer)
1869-1954
(publisher)
1869-1954
(artist)
1869-1954
1869-1954
(publisher)
1869-1954
(artist)
1869-1954
Title
Nude woman squatting in an armchair
Date of Production
1906
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Height: 44.5 cm
Width: 27.7 cm
Width: 27.7 cm
Accession Number
G.1935.SC.191
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1935
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In 1906 Matisse explored lithography for the first time. This print demonstrates his interest in Japanese art, through the diagonal positioning of the female nude without shading or perspective. The loosely suggested forms rendered in bold strokes indicate a quick life study. Unlike later lithographs, where Matisse worked directly on the printing stone, here he drew the image on paper which was then transferred to the stone.
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London; purchased there by Samuel Courtauld (1876-1947), January 1928; Courtauld Gift, 1935
Exhibition History
Impressions of Modern Life: Prints from the Courtauld Gallery, Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, 13/01/2020-03/04/2020
Special Display - Picasso, Matisse, Maillol: The Female Model, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/01/2013-26/05/2013
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008 ...More
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
The Nude: 19th & 20th Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints, Morley Gallery, London, 10/04/1975-24/05/1975
Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960
long-term loan, City Art Gallery, Wakefield, 1946-1947 ...Less
Special Display - Picasso, Matisse, Maillol: The Female Model, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/01/2013-26/05/2013
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008 ...More
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
The Nude: 19th & 20th Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints, Morley Gallery, London, 10/04/1975-24/05/1975
Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960
long-term loan, City Art Gallery, Wakefield, 1946-1947 ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscribed : signed on the stone : recto & lower right : with initials : HM
Inscription: inscribed : numbered & ink : : : 15/25
Inscription: inscribed : numbered & ink : : : 15/25
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