Figure with a Persian Robe (Figure à la robe persane)

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

A figure wears an orange Persian-style robe that's fastened below her breasts, revealing shimmering white trousers tied with a purple sash. Further bodily ornament includes red slippers, a beaded necklace, and a teal headscarf. Matisse rhymed the decorative presentation of the model with her setting: a diamond-patterned moucharaby screen; a golden basin; and green, lavender, and white stripes that indicate the wall on which she leans.

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