In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
A model reclines cozily, legs crossed, on a magenta sofa. She's posing as an odalisque in an "oriental" costume of baggy red trousers, a white-and-gold head cover, and three green rings. The room is a riot of decorative patterns: spotted mauve curtains around a shuttered French window, brown arabesques on a pink field, green flowers on an orange field, and a purple-and-pink grid of tiles. Matisse adopted the theme of the odalisque from Delacroix and Renoir, and he intended to create an atmosphere of well-being and reverie for the spectator.
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Edvard Munch — On the Sofa
Jules Pascin — Nude and Books (Nu et livres)
Alexej von Jawlensky — Liegendes Mädchen
Edvard Munch — Woman Lying Down
Pablo Picasso — Woman Seated on Striped Floor
August Macke — Woman on a Divan
Jules Pascin — Seated Figure (Jeune fille assise)
Alexej von Jawlensky — Sitzende Frau
Edvard Munch — Seated Nude: Morning
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Woman in a Green Jacket
Édouard Vuillard — Mlle Nathanson in the Artist's Studio
Edvard Munch — Death and Spring
