Overlays

Surface Markings

Cross sections

Overlay of horizontal cross sections

Overlaid horizontal cross sections of Back (II), in yellow, and Back (III), in red, at the level of the right wrist. This image demonstrates both the repositioning and addition of plaster on the left and Matisse's general effort to reduce material at this time.
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