I have a small reproduction of Matisse’s painting hanging in my studio from a paper clip and I look at it often. I’ve even previously posted a quick, early morning drawing that I made of the picture while sitting in the gloom before dawn.
Looking at Matisse’s picture more closely, I got to wondering what the filaments are below the urn. Any thoughts? They look somewhat like coral or like onions when they sprout (though the color is all wrong for onions). I was able to find the painting’s home (the Barnes Foundation) and a little bit of descriptive information at the museum website, but no mention of the feature that puzzles me.
Thus, alas, the mystery persists.
But seeing the webpage, I knew I must share it with WordPress readers and with my future self since it has a wonderful enlargement…
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