Seated Nude in a Tulle Blouse

Henri Matisse

1925

Lithograph

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A seated nude woman with her legs crossed is depicted in a lithograph. She wears a patterned robe draped over her shoulders and a beaded necklace. The background features vertical stripes. A seated nude woman with her legs crossed is depicted in a lithograph. She wears a patterned robe draped over her shoulders and a beaded necklace. The background features vertical stripes. Matisse's principal model during the 1920s was Henriette Darricarrère, a dancer and violinist who was working as an extra in the Nice film industry. Here, she is shown seated on the floor of Matisse's studio. The curves of her body are set against the strong geometrical lines of the room and the background, making for a simple, clean composition. In this series of lithographs, Matisse had cut loose from depicting the traditional image of a model s