Portrait of a Woman with a Hood
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| Author: Henri
Matisse |
| Portraiture, Drawings, Lead pencil, 33.2x25.6 cm |
| Origin: France, 1939 |
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Matisse produced this sketch of his secretary and model Lydia
Delectorskaya in 1939. It bears an inscription to her. He depicted
her with the same charm and sense of novelty which so often
appeared in his graphic and painted works of the 1930s and
1940s.
In Matisse's hands, drawing is a sensitive instrument, it
resounds in unison with his feelings, thoughts and senses. He makes
marvellous use in the portrait of all the potential of the pencil,
combining elegantly precise lines with soft flexibility. The
streaming lines of the hood and the elegantly tied ribbon seem to
resonate with quiet music. They emphasize the strict drawing of the
tender, inspired face, deep in its stream of hidden thoughts. With
just a few lines Matisse outlines the mysterious half-smile of the
eyes.
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| Source of entry: gift of Lydia
Delectorskaya, 1968 |
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