1917, Henri Matisse, The Three Sisters (Les Trois Soeurs) -- Philadelphia Museum of Art (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label:
Matisse's intensive collaboration in Paris in 1916 and 1917 with a woman known as Lorette (her family name is unrecorded) marked a change: over the next three decades, his art centered on depictions of hired female models. Matisse would paint these women with many variations of pose, expression, and style. He walked a fine line between treating his models types versus as individuals.
The Three Sisters exemplifies that new approach. The figures at left and right have been identified, respectively, as Lorette and her sister Anna, while the woman in the violet top, who strangely resembles Lorette herself, remains unidentified. In this composition, the women's costumed bodies are arranged to create a harmony of form and color.
1917, Henri Matisse, The Three Sisters (Les Trois Soeurs) -- Philadelphia Museum of Art (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label:
Matisse's intensive collaboration in Paris in 1916 and 1917 with a woman known as Lorette (her family name is unrecorded) marked a change: over the next three decades, his art centered on depictions of hired female models. Matisse would paint these women with many variations of pose, expression, and style. He walked a fine line between treating his models types versus as individuals.
The Three Sisters exemplifies that new approach. The figures at left and right have been identified, respectively, as Lorette and her sister Anna, while the woman in the violet top, who strangely resembles Lorette herself, remains unidentified. In this composition, the women's costumed bodies are arranged to create a harmony of form and color.