Date of Award
Spring 2012
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Major
Art History
First Advisor
Mary Tompkins Lewis
Second Advisor
Michael FitzGerald
Abstract
Following World War I, Henri Matisse moved to the South of France to escape the chaotic terrain of post-war Paris. It was in the idyllic Nice where the artist would reveal a "return to naturalism" with his motif of contemplative women before an open window. Uniting portraiture, decorative interiors and landscapes in one composition, Matisse dually investigates the theme of interiority, while providing the viewer with the aesthetic delights, available for his delectation.
Recommended Citation
Goodwin, Sophie, "Henri Matisse and His Women Before the Window". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2012.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/265
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art History.