Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Photographic documentation of 22 progressive states of Large Reclining Nude, May 3, 1935 to October 30, 1935
(22 of 22 states shown at left: State I, May 3, 1935, CP.30.6.1; State II, May 10, 1935, CP.30.6.2; State III, May 16, 1935, CP.30.6.3; State IV, May 19, 1935, CP.30.6.4;
State V, May 20, 1935, CP.30.6.5; State VI, May 23, 1935, CP.30.6.6; State VII, May 25, 1935, CP.30.6.7; State VIII, May 28, 1935, CP.30.6.8; State IX, May 29, 1935, CP.30.6.9;
State X, June 4, 1935, CP.30.6.10; State XI, June 20, 1935, CP.30.6.11; State XII, August 20, 1935, CP.30.6.12; State XIII, September 4, 1935, CP.30.6.13; State XIV, September 6, 1935, CP.30.6.14;
State XV, September 7, 1935, CP.30.6.15; State XVI, September 11, 1935, CP.30.6.16; State XVII, September 14, 1935, CP.30.6.17; State XVIII, September 15, 1935, CP.30.6.18;
State XIX, September 17, 1935, CP.30.6.19; State XX, October 12, 1935, CP.30.6.20; State XXI, October 16, 1935, CP.30.6.21; State XXII, October 30, 1935, CP.30.6.22 )
The Baltimore Museum of Art: Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone Papers, Archives and Manuscripts Collections
© 2011 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Photographs sent by the artist to Etta Cone. States I-XIX sent September 19, 1935; states XX-XXII sent November 16, 1935.

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Large Reclining Nude, 1935
Oil on canvas
26 x 36 1/2 in. (66 x 92.7 cm)
The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland, BMA 1950.258
© 2011 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Purchased by Etta Cone, summer or fall 1936