Henri Matisse / Antoinette with Long Hair / 1919

Henri Matisse
Antoinette with Long Hair
1919
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Creator Name: Matisse, Henri
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1869 - 1954
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Henri Matisse
Title: Antoinette with Long Hair
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1919
Creation End Date: 1919
Creation Date: 1919
Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors
Materials and Techniques: graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: H.14-3/4 x W.9-5/8 in. (image, sheet)
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 96.88
Credit Line: The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund, The Richard Lewis Hillstrom Fund and Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton and Gift of the Print and Drawing Council
Copyright: ? Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Context:

After his move to Nice in the south of France in 1917, Matisse's drawing style became more relaxed and fluid, a sign of his increasing confidence as a draughtsman. His model was a 19-year-old woman named Antoinette Arnaux, who posed for him both nude and clothed in his Nice studio. Antoinette's strong, classic features, long hair, and casual directness inspired a wealth of drawings and paintings, including the Institute's own Woman with a Plumed Hat. In this drawing, Matisse uses a fine pencil to achieve a clarity of line and a luminosity that seems to sparkle from the smooth paper. His goal was to suggest the character of Antoinette through a few rapid strokes, fixing expression through the most simple of marks and details. This insightful portrait was one of 50 drawings published by Matisse in 1920 to commemorate his 50th birthday.

AMICA ID: MIA_.96.88
Component Measured: image, sheet
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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