Young Woman in White on a Red Background
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| Young Woman in White on a Red Background | |
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| Jeune Femme en blanc, fond rouge (French) | |
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| Artist | Henri Matisse |
| Year | 1946 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 92 cm × 73 cm (36 in × 29 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon |
Young Woman in White on a Red Background (French: Jeune femme en blanc, fond rouge) is an oil on canvas painting by Henri Matisse, from c. 1946. It is held in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.[1][2]
It belongs to a cycle of paintings of interiors begun by Matisse in 1946 whilst in his villa Le Rêve at Vence (Alpes-Maritimes), just before working on the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence.