In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
This striking portrait represents Amelie Matisse, the artist's wife, who stares down the viewer with a penetrating gaze. Amelie modeled frequently for her husband, posing in some of the great revolutionary canvases of the early 20th century. When Matisse first exhibited this picture in 1907, it was not received very well by critics. Matisse deliberately challenges the conventions of portraiture by distorting his subject's body and focusing instead on color and pattern.
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Alfred Maurer — Head: Number Three
Amedeo Modigliani — Young Woman of the People
Amedeo Modigliani — Girl with a Polka-Dot Blouse (Jeune fill
Amedeo Modigliani — Nude on a Blue Cushion
Amedeo Modigliani — Boy in Sailor Suit
Alexej von Jawlensky — Girl with the Green Face
Paul Gauguin — Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cézanne
William Glackens — Girl in Green Turban
Paul Cézanne — Portrait of Mme. Cézanne
Paul Cézanne
Amedeo Modigliani — Café Singer
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