'Danseuse Endormi au Divan' is one of a series of ten lithographs produced by Matisse in 1927, each showing a dancer in various forms of rest. This striking lithograph depicts Henriette Darricarrère, who was a dancer, model, and a recurring muse to Matisse. Darricarrère is depicted in a tutu, draped across a divan, as she sleeps.
Henri Matisse - Danseuse Endormi au Divan
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Danseuse endormi au divan, 1927;
monochrome lithograph on Arches wove,
signed in pencil numbered 98/130 and further numbered 888,
sheet: 32.5 x 50 cm,framed
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