Nude in Three-Quarters with Part of Her Head Cropped Off (Nu de trois-quarts, une partie de la tête coupée)
Henri Matisse
1913
Medium
lithograph in black on Japanese vellum
Dimensions
sheet: 50.3 x 33 cm (19 13/16 x 13 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1977.42.1
About the Artist
Henri Matisse · 1869–1954
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and the greatest colorist of his era. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis in northern France, Matisse initially studied law before discovering his passion for art during a period of convalescence at age 20. He became the leading figure of F...