Odalisque with Red Trousers
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A dark-haired woman reclines on a red-and-green striped chaise longue, resting her head gently on her hand. She wears a sheer white tunic and striking, voluminous red trousers decorated with gold accents. The interior surrounding her is overwhelmingly patterned: a blue wall hanging with pink flowers and large gold motifs sits beside a brightly painted floral screen on the right. A small, dark table holds a simple arrangement of fruit and flowers. During the 1920s, Matisse relocated to Nice, where he began his famous series of "Odalisques." Constructing elaborate, theatrical sets in his apartment using props and textiles collected from his travels, he focused his practice on the visual tension between the relaxed human figure and dense, competing decorative patterns.