1906, Henri Matisse, Madame Matisse with Her Fan -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: This strong calligraphic ink sketch would appear to be a preparatory study for Derain's Woman with a Shawl, Madame Matisse in a Kimono (on view nearby); however, the drawing is actually the work of Matisse and dates to a year later. Matisse posed his wife, Amélie, in the same costume for many such sketches. Both artists were drawn to densely patterned kimonos, evoking their arabesques in either ink on paper or oil on canvas. In both this example and Derain's painting, the kimono steals the eye while the facial expression is generalized, reinforcing the idea that Matisse and Derain were creating images not portraits.
Link to other pictures from the exhibition Vertigo of Color.
1906, Henri Matisse, Madame Matisse with Her Fan -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: This strong calligraphic ink sketch would appear to be a preparatory study for Derain's Woman with a Shawl, Madame Matisse in a Kimono (on view nearby); however, the drawing is actually the work of Matisse and dates to a year later. Matisse posed his wife, Amélie, in the same costume for many such sketches. Both artists were drawn to densely patterned kimonos, evoking their arabesques in either ink on paper or oil on canvas. In both this example and Derain's painting, the kimono steals the eye while the facial expression is generalized, reinforcing the idea that Matisse and Derain were creating images not portraits.
Link to other pictures from the exhibition Vertigo of Color.