Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Photographic documentation of 22 progressive states of Large Reclining Nude, May 3, 1935 to October 30, 1935
(4 of 22 states shown at left: 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 XIII, September 4, 1935, CP.30.6.13)
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