Henri Matisse
Head of a Child (Pierre Matisse)
1903
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Henri Matisse
Head of a Child (Pierre Matisse)
1903
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 6 7/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 5/8 in. (16.4 x 12.5 x 11.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.425
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the artist (via the Steins?), 1922?
"A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940", Baltimore Museum of Art, June 6-September 1, 1941.
"Behold the Child", The Baltimore Museum of Art, November 7-December 3, 1950, exh. cat. 20.
"Four Americans in Paris: The Collection of Gertrude Stein and her Family", MOMA, December 18, 1970-March 1, 1971; The Baltimore Museum of Art, April 4-June 13, 1971; San Francisco Museum of Art, September 15-October 31, 1971.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "Cone Collection", March 29-May 4, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"The Spirit of Appreciation: Masterpieces from the Cone Collection", The Baltimore Museum of Art produced, circulated to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 6-November 24, 1985; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, December 14-February 9, 1986.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003- January, 11, 2004.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
"Behold the Child", The Baltimore Museum of Art, November 7-December 3, 1950, exh. cat. 20.
"Four Americans in Paris: The Collection of Gertrude Stein and her Family", MOMA, December 18, 1970-March 1, 1971; The Baltimore Museum of Art, April 4-June 13, 1971; San Francisco Museum of Art, September 15-October 31, 1971.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "Cone Collection", March 29-May 4, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"The Spirit of Appreciation: Masterpieces from the Cone Collection", The Baltimore Museum of Art produced, circulated to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 6-November 24, 1985; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, December 14-February 9, 1986.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003- January, 11, 2004.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland" (Baltimore: 1934) plate. # 119b.
'Cone Bequest,' "BMA News," Oct. 1949, p. 24, no. 112.
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1951) 100, 557.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 45, no. 145.
'Object of the Week,' "The Sun," Baltimore, Magazine Section, 14 Apr. 1957.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection, Revised Edition," (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 134.
Albert Elsen, "The Sculpture of Matisse," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972) 116-17.
Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, "The Sculpture of Henri Matisse," (London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984) cat. # 12.
Russell, John. Matisse: Father & Son. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999, page 10.
Soria, Martine. Henri Matisse. [Valencia]: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern; BBVA, [2003], pages 140-141.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: "H. Matisse 6/10"
Markings: No foundry mark.
