Print of Henri Matisse - Madame Matisse (The Green Line) - 1905

Henri Matisse - Madame Matisse (The green line)

Year: 1905 - oil on canvas 32.5x40.5 cm

Preserved at: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Henri Matisse portrayed Madame Matisse in Issy-les-Moulineaux, after returning from Morocco. Madame Matisse has a serious face, with a green line that, under the bun of black hair with blue reflections, separates the shadow area on the right from the highlight area on the left.