Mon secret, la poesie de ma vie

books0977: The Three O’Clock Sitting (1924). Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954). Oil on canvas. MMOA. This painting features several elements that reappear in other of his so-called Nice-period works: boldly patterned wallpaper, elaborately pierced and appliquéd textiles of North African origin, additional works by the artist (in this case, a plaster of a reclining female figure), and an alluring view of palm trees and the Mediterranean Sea. The woman shown seated before the easel was Matisse’s favorite model at the time, Henriette Darricarrère.

books0977:

The Three O’Clock Sitting (1924). Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954). Oil on canvas. MMOA.

This painting features several elements that reappear in other of his so-called Nice-period works: boldly patterned wallpaper, elaborately pierced and appliquéd textiles of North African origin, additional works by the artist (in this case, a plaster of a reclining female figure), and an alluring view of palm trees and the Mediterranean Sea. The woman shown seated before the easel was Matisse’s favorite model at the time, Henriette Darricarrère.

sfilate: Kelly Mittendorf photographed by Dima Honcharov for Vogue Ukraine, May 2013

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Kelly Mittendorf photographed by Dima Honcharov for Vogue Ukraine, May 2013