This work reflects Matisse's signature style — light, confident lines that convey form with minimal means. The artist focuses not on details, but on gesture and rhythm, transforming the body into a living plastic form. The figure is filled with calmness, naturalness, and inner dignity.
Printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris. As in Matisse's best works, there is a synthesis of classical tradition and modernist vision — sensual, free, and at the same time rigorous.
Henri Matisse was a French painter, draughtsman, engraver and sculptor. He was one of the leading European artists of the modernist period. He made his mark on art history with his desire to convey emotions through form and colour. He was one of the founders and leading representatives of Fauvism.