In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Although Matisse's lively sketch depicting his wife, Amélie, is closely related to The Red Madras Headdress, it is not a preparatory study but an independent work. In both works, Amélie wears the same Indian red scarf headdress embroidered with gold thread and an identical robe, but the compositional elements differ. For example, in the present canvas, rapidly sketched contours in graphite guide the application of color. Broad sweeps provide the general idea of the movement of the pose—one whose serpentine lines testify to Matisse's admiration of the work of the 19th-century French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
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August Macke — The Artist’s Wife
August Macke — Joueuse de luth
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Reclining Woman in a White Chemise
Max Beckmann — Woman with Snake / Snake Charmer
Alexej von Jawlensky — Lady with fan
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Fränzi
Alexej von Jawlensky — Still Life with a Purple Bowl
Amedeo Modigliani — Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne
Alexej von Jawlensky — Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Alexej von Jawlensky — Stillleben mit roten Blumen (Gelbe Fi
Edvard Munch — Elsa Glaser
Edvard Munch — Model with Hat, Seated on the Couch
