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Seated Odalisque

1926
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 830
Photographs taken of Matisse's studio during the mid-1920s show North African textiles draped over furniture, hanging on the walls, and rigged into makeshift theatrical sets that served as backdrops for his odalisque-costumed models. When interviewed about his Odalisque paintings, Matisse stressed that the fabrics "play a role equivalent to the female nude."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seated Odalisque
  • Artist: Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)
  • Date: 1926
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 28 3/4 × 23 5/8 in. (73 × 60 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Adele R. Levy Fund Inc., 1962
  • Object Number: 62.112
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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