In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
In the cubism of La Fresnaye, objects from the natural world are translated into stylized forms; here, for example, fingers take on the same shape as a pile of books. Painted in 1913, this work seems to sum up the standard gender roles assigned to men and women in traditional representation. With a newspaper open on his lap, the fully clothed man participates in the realm of culture and intellect, while the woman, her naked body in dreamy repose, is all physical sensuality.
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Amedeo Modigliani — Nude on a Blue Cushion
Fernand Léger — Reclining Woman
Louis Marcoussis — Glass and Fruit (Verre et fruits)
Lyubov Popova — The Traveler
Henri Matisse — Reclining Odalisque (Nu étendu)
Pablo Picasso — Packet of Cigarettes and Newspaper (Paquet d
Jules Pascin — Two Nudes–One Standing, One Sitting
Henri Matisse — Still Life with Gourds (Nature morte aux col
Henri Matisse — The Music Lesson
Henri Matisse — Le Bonheur de vivre, also called The Joy of 
Paul Cézanne — Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses)
Jules Pascin — Two Women at a Circular Table
