Odalisque with Gray Trousers
Notwithstanding their kinship with earlier works by Ingres and Delacroix, the harem pictures Matisse made in Nice, such as this odalisque of 1927, had a more practical basis. As Matisse explained: "I paint odalisques in order to paint the nude. Otherwise, how is the nude to be painted without being artificial? But also, I know they exist. I was in Morocco. I saw them."
Artwork Details
- Title: Odalisque with Gray Trousers
- Artist: Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)
- Date: 1927
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 25 5/8 in. × 32 in. (65.1 × 81.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection,
Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1997,
Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 - Object Number: 1997.400
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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