Art, literature & historyTorso Resting on Arms
1929
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Drypoint in black on gray wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
- Dimensions
- Image: 7 × 10.7 cm (2 13/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Primary support: 8.6 × 11.8 cm (3 7/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Plate: 9 × 12.2 cm (3 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 28 × 38 cm (11 1/16 × 15 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1932.983
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Torso Resting on Arms — Henri Matisse. 1929.
Medium: Drypoint in black on gray wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé). Dimensions: Image: 7 × 10.7 cm (2 13/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Primary support: 8.6 × 11.8 cm (3 7/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Plate: 9 × 12.2 cm (3 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 28 × 38 cm (11 1/16 × 15 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.