Overlays
- Three-dimensional digital models
- Overlay of Back (I) and Back (II), 5 cm differences identified
- Overlay of Back (I) and Back (II), 1.25 cm differences identified
Surface Markings
- Lower-left corners of Back (I) and Back (II)
- Upper-right corners of Back (I) and Back (II)
- Casting irregularities repeated from Back (I) to Back (II)
Cross sections
Casting irregularities repeated from Back (I) to Back (II)
Small casting irregularities, noted on the grayscale images of Back (I), are repeated on Back (II), demonstrating that Matisse relied on a cast of Back (I) to begin his new work. Comparison of the digital models also clearly shows other changes, including the artist’s addition of a bulbous mass of plaster to the figure’s right hand.
