Henri Matisse
Chinese Woman with Streaked Hair
1946
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Henri Matisse
Chinese Woman with Streaked Hair
1946
Physical Qualities
Crayon transfer lithograph, Sheet: 447 x 348 mm. (17 5/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
Image: 325 x 195 mm. (12 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number
2010.269
In 1946, Matisse started a new book project, the "Poésies Antillaises" by French poet John-Antoine Nau. Matisse often made independent prints related to the images in publications, such as this example featuring a model, known today only as Lilian, who posed for Matisse in the mid-1940s. Here, she is depicted with just a few strokes, but her confidence is on full display. "Poésies Antillaises" was not published until almost 20 years after Matisse’s death, first due to scheduling issues and later due to his ill health.
K. Rothkopf, The Sinuous Line, 12/2021
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Claude and Barbara Duthuit, France
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse: The Sinuous Line," (first rotation) December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Inscribed: lower left in graphite: "à Marguerite Duthuit"; lower right in graphite: "H Matisse / 2/25"; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: "pl 294"
