In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Henri Matisse painted this tribesman from the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco during a trip to the region in 1912. Rendered with bold colors and on a monumental scale, the figure fills the canvas from top to bottom and confronts the viewer directly. Morocco was under French rule at the time of Matisse's visit. Like so many other works produced during the colonial period, this one reflects the European fascination with the "exoticism" of faraway lands.
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Edvard Munch — Standing Naked African
Edvard Munch — Abdul Karim with a Green Scarf
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — The Drinker
Aristodimos Kaldis — Absorbing Art
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Vincent van Gogh — The Seated Zouave
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Edvard Munch — Otto Blehr
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