World’s largest Shecky - Collecting Tiki

J jtiki Member Joined: May 06, 2002 Posts: 111	J jtiki Posted posted on Sun, Jun 29, 2003 7:56 PM Shecky as rendered by Matisse Washington DC is lucky enough to have Henri Matisse’s (1869-1954) evolving study of the back. Never exhibited together, these figures are now in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden as a set. Matisse modeled "Back III" in 1916 and completed ”Back IV” fourteen years later. “Back V,” the so-called “Shecky Back” has proved notoriously difficult to date. It is know that Matisse, whose chief theme was the nude, could hardly work without a nude woman somewhere in the studio and imposed on Paul Gauguin to bring along a couple of Wahines and a small barrel of Tahitian Rum. It was during these studio gatherings the Gauguin suggested the final abstractions that lead to the so-called "Shecky Back."

Shecky as rendered by Matisse

Washington DC is lucky enough to have Henri Matisse’s (1869-1954) evolving study of the back. Never exhibited together, these figures are now in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden as a set.
Matisse modeled "Back III" in 1916 and completed ”Back IV” fourteen years later. “Back V,” the so-called “Shecky Back” has proved notoriously difficult to date. It is know that Matisse, whose chief theme was the nude, could hardly work without a nude woman somewhere in the studio and imposed on Paul Gauguin to bring along a couple of Wahines and a small barrel of Tahitian Rum. It was during these studio gatherings the Gauguin suggested the final abstractions that lead to the so-called "Shecky Back."

Post #41160 by jtiki on Sun, Jun 29, 2003 7:56 PM