The Moroccans (Matisse Painting)

Juan Cole 07/17/2012

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The Moroccans
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, late 1915 and fall 1916. Oil on canvas, 71 3/8″ x 9′ 2″ (181.3 x 279.4 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx. © 2012 Succession H. Matisse, Paris

For Matisse in Morocco, see this page.

Here is the MOMA audio description:

See also my previous post on Matisse and The Algerian Woman

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page