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Figure endormie sur fond moucharabieh, 1929
Etching, Chine appliqué
© 2026 Succession H. Matisse / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
About the Artwork
Etched in 1929 in Matisse’s Nice studio and inspired by his earlier travels to Morocco, Figure endormie sur fond moucharabieh features a woman in repose against the backdrop of an intricate lattice mashrabiya screen. As in Jeune femme le visage enfoui dans les bras (Young woman with her face buried in her arms), Matisse explores the quiet stillness of solitude in this layered etching on Chine appliqué.
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