Henri Matisse
Head of a Young Girl (Marguerite)
Original model 1906; this cast 1929
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Henri Matisse
Head of a Young Girl (Marguerite)
Original model 1906; this cast 1929
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 6 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 17.1 x 14.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.426
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the artist, 30 Oct. 1929.
"Behold the Child", The Baltimore Museum of Art, November 7-December 3. 1950.
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
"Matisse Sculpture", Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, February 10-March 2, 1953.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse Sculpture", Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, October 3, 1984- January 6, 1985.
"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.
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
"Matisse Sculpture", Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, February 10-March 2, 1953.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse Sculpture", Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, October 3, 1984- January 6, 1985.
"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. # 119c.
'Cone Bequest,' "BMA News," Oct. 1949, no. 113.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 45, no. 146.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," revised edition (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 135.
Albert Elsen, 'The Sculpture of Matisse, Part III: Primitivism, Partial Figures and Portraits' "Art Forum, vol. VII, #3, Nov. 1968.
Albert Elsen, "The Sculpture of Matisse," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1971?) 118.
Legg, Alicia. The Sculpture of Matisse. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1972, cat. no. 51, page 14.
Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, "The Sculpture of Henri Matisse," (London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984) cat. # 21.
John Klein, "Matisse Portraits," (London: Yale University Press, 2001) pl. 63, ill.
Soria, Martine. Henri Matisse. [Valencia]: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern; BBVA, [2003], pages 148-149.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: Signed "Henri Matisse," proper right near base.
Markings: "Cire C. Valsuani Perdue" [Valsuani Cire Perdue] "5/10"
