In 1937 Lydia Delectorskaya posed for Matisse in a purple robe. At the time Matisse had no intention to paint a portrait that looked like a photograph. When accused of painting unrealistic images of women Matisse explained, "I do not create a woman, I make a picture." He readily admitted that his images were not faithful re-creations of reality. * http://www.mystudios.com/art/modern/matisse/matisse-purple-robes.html
A Russian woman, Lydia Delektorskaya, formerly one of his models.
Henri Matisse painted the most famous picture of this title, but there are also two by Pablo Picasso and one by Dionisii Donchev.
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The red color.
1937, also referred to as 'Woman in the Purple Coat' by Henri Matisse. It is a portrait of his assistant and longtime companion Lydia Delectorskaya.
In 1937 Lydia Delectorskaya posed for Matisse in a purple robe. At the time Matisse had no intention to paint a portrait that looked like a photograph. When accused of painting unrealistic images of women Matisse explained, "I do not create a woman, I make a picture." He readily admitted that his images were not faithful re-creations of reality. * http://www.mystudios.com/art/modern/matisse/matisse-purple-robes.html
He exhibited it at the Autumn Salon.
Henri Matisse is known for his painting "Woman with a Red Scarf."
There is an alternative title: 'Mme Matisse with a Green Line", which gives you the answer.
Odalisque is a title Matisse used for his many paintings of a woman resting. Most of them were painted in the 1920s.
A Russian woman, Lydia Delektorskaya, formerly one of his models.
Henri Matisse.
Woman in a Purple Coat was created in 1937.
Henri Matisse painted the most famous picture of this title, but there are also two by Pablo Picasso and one by Dionisii Donchev.
La Danse (The Dance in English), Blue Nude II, Woman in a Purple Coat, Bathers with a Turtle, Le bonheur de vivre, to name a few.
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