It had been sold to Barnes by Leo Stein, who displayed it in the prime show spot in his house, until it was displaced by Demoiselles d'Avignon.
It is now the preeminent artistic possession of the Barnes foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania. It had been sold to Barnes by Leo Stein, who displayed it in the prime show spot in his house, until it was displaced by Demoiselles d'Avignon. The only work the artist exhibited in the Salon of 1906, it drew on the earlier canvas Luxe, calme et volupte. In the far background a scene would become its own future set of paintings of naked Danse. Amongst the bright oranges, yellows, greens, and pinks, various figures are reclining in complete nudity. FTP, name this famous canvas painted by Henri Matisse.
It is now the preeminent artistic possession of the Barnes foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania.
{Joy of Life} or La {Joie de Vivre}