The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Seated Odalisque in Striped Pantaloons
c. 1926–27
(French, 1869–1954)
Image and Sheet: 34.9 x 25.9 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
The setting for this drawing was Henri Matisse's own studio in Nice, where he had recreated an "Oriental apartment" as a means of inspiration at this time.Description
Throughout the 1920s, Henri Matisse repeatedly depicted a female model wearing the pair of striped pantaloons seen in this drawing. The sitter was likely Henriette Darricarrière, a young artist, musician, and performer who lived near his studio and wore her hair in the distinctive bob seen here. In the title of this work, like others from this period, Matisse referred to Darricarrière as an odalisque, suggesting his fascination with Morocco, where he had recently traveled. By setting his subject in a harem, the artist presented an invented and idealized vision of non-Western culture.- after 1964-?Estate of the artist [1869-1964]?-2006(Charles M. Young Gallery, Portland, CT, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH)2006-2020Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH2020-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Brown, Heather Lemonedes. "Boudin and Matisse." In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 58-59, 140-141. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 140-141; Mentioned: p. 267
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Seated Odalisque in Striped Pantaloons|url=false|author=Henri Matisse|year=c. 1926–27|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.140