Bathers by a River
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1909-1917
MediumOil on canvas
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
About Bathers by a River
Matisse worked on this painting for eight years, repeatedly revising it. X-rays show at least 18 different versions beneath the surface. It evolved from a bright pastoral scene to a stark geometric composition. Documents Matisses journey from Fauvism to near-abstraction.
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