Minneapolis Institute of Art
Woman with Still Life
Henri MatisseLinkedCulture matchlcp-983e7fb41bcc
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- Pen and black ink
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 4193
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Henri Matisse once told his students, “One must always search for the desire of the line, where it wishes to enter or where to die away.” The very spare outline technique typical of his ink drawings is much in evidence in Woman with Still Life, whose lines are fluent but, despite the seemingly simple subject matter, not facile. In Matisse’s mind these lines were conscious, probing, and full of intent. Their quavering quality seems to invite us in, guiding us to retrace the artist’s encounter with his subject. France, Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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