Around the Lips -- To the Woman in Matisse's "Violet Bolero" (1937) Eyes fully filled with pupils Black pupils Pale shade leanly shimmering neck Woman’s neck White skirt thickly shirred Left hand on top of right hand softly Red lipstick egging on purple bolero too Note on the Muse: The woman in this Matisse painting looks like a bull in her eyes. The blouse looks like a bolero vest worn by a bul..
