Collection Online as of February 24, 2020
Nude with Bracelet
Henri Matisse
(French, 1869-1954)
Linoleum cut
Image: 24.3 x 17.7 cm (9 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 31.9 x 24.8 cm (12 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Bequest of Janet L. Mack 1981.41
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Duthuit vol.II, Matisse 725
Location
not on view
Description
Nude with Bracelet exemplifies the basic advantage of linoleum cutting: the soft material makes it easy to produce a continuous, fluid line. The image was cut from the block, the surface was inked in black, and it was printed on white paper.