Reclining female nude: PD.46-1959

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Reclining female nude

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Matisse, Henri

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Bt. by the Leicester Galleries from the artist

Measurements and weight

Height: 254 mm
Width: 395 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1959-05) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

School or Style

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( a double sheet of white paper, folded in half; only used on one side)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk (some corrections made in white heightening) on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Henri -- Matisse
Location: Lower left-hand corner
Type: Signature

Inscription present: in a circle

Text: 10
Location: On the half of the sheet
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: Exhibition of works by Henri Matisse, London, Leicester Galleries, January 1928, no. 46, "Nu, tete vue de profil"; purchaser, Capt. G.J.F. Knowles
Location: Old frame
Method of creation: Label

Text: Dessin
Location: On the backing
Method of creation: Blue chalk

Inscription present: in a circle

Text: 10
Location: On the backing
Method of creation: Blue chalk

Inscription present: in a circle

Text: 10
Location: On the backing
Method of creation: Red chalk, corrected in blue chalk

Inscription present: circular

Text: Douane Centrale Paris
Location: On the backing
Method of creation: Stamp

Related exhibitions

Draw

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.46-1959
Primary reference Number: 6575
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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