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A figure reclining while reading a book
Figure lisant
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Figure lisant

Artist Henri Matisse (French, 1869 - 1954)
Date1929
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensionsplate: 4 1/8 × 5 3/4 in. (10.5 × 14.6 cm)
11 × 14 15/16 in. (27.9 × 37.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift in honor of Dorothy C. and F. Charles Duryea, Jr.
Object number2016.49.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionA figure reclining while reading a book
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untitled
Unknown
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