Matisse’s Odalisques

Matisse’s Odalisques

Six Paintings. One Concept

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As from 1921 and before starting using decoupage —the cut-outs— Matisse combined in one series of more than 100 odalisques his fascination with the color of the Muslim decorative arts and the intention of painting the female nude.

The artist explained: "I paint odalisques in order to paint the nude. Otherwise, how is the nude to be painted without being artificial?”

Recommended links:

Timeline: Moments of Henri Matisse.

“I do not literally paint the table but the emotion it produces upon me.”

The “Avant-garde” movements.

Decoupage.

The Red Room.

Fauvism.

The Touch of Matisse.

Derain and the Wild Color.

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