Blue Nude II
Henri Matisse
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Date:1952 -
Style:Abstract Expressionism -
Genre:nude painting (nu) -
Location:Private Collection -
Dimensions:115.5 x 76.3 cm
Blue Nude II
Henri Matisse
Matisse completed a series of four blue nudes in 1952, each in his favorite pose of entwined legs and raised arm. Matisse had been making cut-outs for eleven years, but had not yet seriously attempted to portray the human figure. In preparation for these works, Matisse filled a notebook with studies. He then created a figure that is abstracted and simplified, a symbol for the nude, before incorporating the nude into his large-scale murals.
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