Henri Matisse
Eucalyptus, Montalban
1917
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Henri Matisse
Eucalyptus, Montalban
1917
Physical Qualities
Oil on artist's canvasboard, Unframed: 12 7/8 × 16 1/16 × 1/8 in. (32.7 × 40.8 × 0.3 cm.)
Framed: 21 3/4 × 24 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (55.2 × 62.9 × 6.4 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.231
Although Matisse painted landscapes as a young artist, after 1906 he produced very few until he met the elderly Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1917 at his home in Cagnes on the Mediterranean coast. Matisse visited Renoir repeatedly, and during the next two years he painted a group of small but powerful landscapes, which included the bright palette and loose style of his Impressionist predecessors. These works, including Eucalyptus, Montalban, were painted directly from nature and gave Matisse an opportunity to explore the countryside near his home in Nice. Here, Matisse has provided a vivid description of the verdant landscape that he found so inspirational.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, 1928; L'Art Moderne S.A., Lucerne; G. & L. Bollag Zurich, 1925
Salon Bollag, Zürich, "Gemälde und Handzeichnungen: Die Bestände des frühern, Porzellane, Miniaturen, Dosen u.a", March 31, 1925-April 2, 1925, no. 139. (Exhibited as "Paysage")
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 37. (Possibly exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 33. (Exhibited as "Eucalyptus at Mont Alban")
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,August 24, 1979-October 14, 1979.
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930", November 2, 1986-March 29, 1987, no. 37. (Exhibited as "Les eucalyptus, Mont Alban")
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3, 1996-December 28, 1996, cat. no. 9; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8, 1997-February 11, 1997.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Denver Art Museum, March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 37. (Possibly exhibited as "Landscape")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 33. (Exhibited as "Eucalyptus at Mont Alban")
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,August 24, 1979-October 14, 1979.
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930", November 2, 1986-March 29, 1987, no. 37. (Exhibited as "Les eucalyptus, Mont Alban")
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3, 1996-December 28, 1996, cat. no. 9; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8, 1997-February 11, 1997.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Denver Art Museum, March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
Elie Faure, Jules Romains, Charles Vildrac and Léon Werth, "Henri-Matisse," Paris: Georges Crès, 1920, no. 29, ill. (Published as "Mont-Alban")
Otto Grautoff, "Die Französische Malerei Seit 1914," Berlin: Mauritius Verlag, 1921, p. 57, ill. (Published as "Landschaft")
Roland Schacht, "Henri Matisse," Dresden: Rudolf Kaemmerer Verlag, 1922, p. 76, ill. (Published as "Landschaft, Gemälde")
Gemälde und Handzeichnungen: Die Bestände des frühern. Porzellane, Miniaturen, Dosen u.a., G. & L. Bollag, Zürich, April 3, 1925, pl. 139, ill. (Published as "Paysage")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p. 6, no. 37. (Published as "Landscape")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 24, pl. 34, ill. (Published as "Les Eucalyptus à Mont Alban")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 14. (Published as "Eucalyptus at Mont Alban")
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1951, p. 557. (Published as "Eucalyptus at Montalban")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 32, no. 46. (Published as "Eucalyptus at Montalban")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 66, no. 43. (Published as "Eucalyptus at Montalban")
Massimo Carrà, "L'opera di Matisse dalla rivolta 'fauve' all'intimismo 1904-1928," Milan: Rizzoli, 1971, pp. 97, 113, 114, no. 253, ill. (Published as "Eucalipti a Montalban")
Pierre Schneider, Massimo Carrà and Xavier Derying, "Tout l'Oeuvre Peint de Matisse 1904-1928," Paris: Flammarion, 1982, pp. 97, 114, no. 253, ill. (Published as "Les Eucalyptus à Montalban")
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, p. 197.
Jack Flam, "Matisse The Man and His Art 1869-1918," Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986, pp. 469, 475, 517, fig. 489, ill. (Published as "Eucalyptus at Montalban")
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987, pp. 110, 287, 333, no. 37, ill. (Published as "Les eucalyptus, Mont Alban")
Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, "Henri Matisse Chez Bernheim-Jeune, vols. 1-2" Paris: Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1995, pp. 694-695, 1435, no. 258, ill. (Published as "Nice, paysage à la villa")
Nobuyuki Senzoku and Akira Tomita, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: Brain Trust Inc., 1996, pp. 56, 149, 158, no. 9, ill.
Jack Flam, "Matisse in the Cone Collection: The Poetics of Vision," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, pp. 55-56, pl. 19, ill.
Douglas L. Frost, " MICA: Making History/Making Art," Baltimore: Maryland Institute College of Art, 2010, p. 135, ill.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, p. 19, ill.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in paint, "Henri Matisse" Verso: Top right, oval white label with a red border in black print and ink, "L'ART MODERNE S.A./N°91/Matisse/les oliviers/p.x.v./LUCERNE" Middle center, circular black stamp, "DOUANES/PARIS/CENTRALE" Bottom right, circular black stamp, "RECETTE PARTIC DE L'EST/DOUANES" Center left, circular black stamp, "DOUANE/Recette/de Paris/Batignolles/FRANCAISES" Top left in white chalk, "139" Top center in graphite, "Montalban" Middle and bottom center in blue crayon, "836" Left center in graphite, "Eucalyptus-oliviers & roses - Nice 1918" Top right corner in graphite, "1950.231" Left center, stamped and partially ripped away, "6"
On View at the BMA
