Sleeping Nude, Her Knees Covered by a Shawl

1929

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 55 cm (17 3/4 × 21 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1955.540
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Sleeping Nude, Her Knees Covered by a Shawl — Henri Matisse. 1929.

Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 55 cm (17 3/4 × 21 11/16 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.

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