Henri Matisse
Nu assis (or 'Le Grand bois') [Seated Nude (or 'The Large Woodcut')]
About this artwork
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artist:Henri MatisseFrench (1869 - 1954)
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title:Nu assis (or 'Le Grand bois') [Seated Nude (or 'The Large Woodcut')]
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date created:1906
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materials:Woodcut on paper (27/50)
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measurements:47.50 x 38.30 cm (paper 58.00 x 46.10 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:GMA 787
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Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Matisse began taking drawing classes as a way of relieving the boredom of his job as a solicitor's clerk. However, in 1891 he abandoned his legal career in favour of painting, studying at various schools in Paris. In 1905 he exhibited with a number of artists who were dubbed by a critic, Les fauves...