![]() ![]() ‘It was very much an equal partnership between the two of them,’ the author explains. The next day they posed for him in their fancy-dress costumes, says Spurling, ‘and Henriette was so receptive’ that would not have gone on to paint the ‘Odalisques’ had she responded differently. Matisse’s daughter had come to visit him and all three went to a fancy-dress ball the artist went dressed as an Arab sultan, and the two girls were dressed as members of his harem. Spurling explains that this series of paintings of exotic-looking females set against a richly decorative background ‘arose from pure chance’. ![]() ![]() ‘But she was extraordinarily patient and had terrific stamina.’ĭarricarrère and Matisse developed a close rapport, and she became the main model for his famous set of paintings known as the ‘Odalisques’, from the 1920s and 1930s. ‘These are remarkable poses to hold for 10 hours at a time - and then 10 hours the next day too,’ comments the writer. Matisse frequently depicted her with her arms raised or folded behind her head. ![]()
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