Odalisque with Raised Arms

Odalisque with Raised Arms
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1923
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions68 cm × 64 cm (26 in × 23 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Odalisque With Raised Arms is a painting by Henri Matisse, completed in 1923. The oil on canvas measuring 23 by 26 inches is held in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C. Matisse's style changed and evolved drastically throughout his career, including his wide and varying collection of paintings depicting female nudes. His odalisque paintings were inspired by his trip to Morocco. Many of the female subjects in the Odalisque paintings were modeled after Matisse's main model at the time, Henriette Darricarrère.

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