Henri Matisse

Female Nude with Arms Upraised and Head of a Woman

1929

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching in black on cream wove paper laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions
Image: 23.5 × 10.5 cm (9 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate/primary support: 25 × 12.3 cm (9 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 38.4 × 28.5 cm (15 1/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Collection no.
1963.116
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Female Nude with Arms Upraised and Head of a Woman — Henri Matisse. 1929.

Medium: Etching in black on cream wove paper laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé). Dimensions: Image: 23.5 × 10.5 cm (9 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate/primary support: 25 × 12.3 cm (9 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 38.4 × 28.5 cm (15 1/8 × 11 1/4 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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