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Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line  1905

by Henri Matisse

Oil on canvas
40.5 x 32.5 cm The Green Stripe (La Raie Verte), also known as Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line, is a portrait by Henri Matisse of his wife, Amélie Noellie Matisse-Parayre. The painting hangs in Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Size: 
40.5cm (h) x 32.5cm (w)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK)

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  1. "Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green Line" is one of those paintings that stops you in your tracks. The bold use of color, with its unexpected contrasts and that striking green line cutting across her face, feels daring and fresh even today. It’s not about capturing perfect realism—this is a portrait that dives into emotion and personality. The mix of warm reds and yellows on one side, balanced by cool blues and purples on the other, creates a sense of duality, as if showing different sides of the same person. It’s a painting that makes you stop and think about how we see and interpret the world around us. Just like flipping through Dot to dot printables, this piece encourages you to look deeper and find meaning in the unexpected. The green line itself is fascinating—it’s so simple, yet it becomes the centerpiece that ties the entire composition together. This p