Music (Sketch)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1907
Height:
73.4 cm  (28 7/8 in.)
Width:
60.8 cm  (23 15/16 in.)
MOMA notes state that the work was created in the Spring–Summer of 1907.
Technique / Medium:
oil and charcoal on canvas
Place of creation:
Coullioure

    Item location

  • Museum of Modern Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 78.1962]Gift of A. Conger Jr.

Description

A nude figure stands playing a violin-styled instrument while another nude figure sits with hand on chin in the foreground. To the rear two figures in diaphanous costume embrace.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573] (A stylised instrument with stylised bow. As would be expected from typical Matisse forms.)

Image URLs

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Museum of Modern Art (New York)

RIdIM record id

3221