Henri Matisse
Interior, Flowers and Parakeets
1923
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Henri Matisse
Interior, Flowers and Parakeets
1923
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Unframed: 46 1/4 × 29 × 1 3/16 in. (117.5 × 73.7 × 3 cm.)
Framed: 56 1/4 × 38 7/8 × 4 in. (142.9 × 98.7 × 10.2 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.252
Interior, Flowers and Parakeets shows Matisse’s apartment on the Place Charles-Félix in Nice, which he occupied from 1921 to 1938. This sumptuous composition provides a portrait of Matisse’s taste as a collector of decorative objects, which were often vibrantly colored, patterned, and textured. Throughout his career, Matisse filled his studio with fabrics, rugs, and pottery. These items found their way into many of his interiors painted in Nice and provided a view into the rich world of his living quarters. This painting,
acquired by Etta Cone in 1925, is thought to have been one of her favorite works.
Publication References
"Exposition Henri-Matisse," Paris: Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, 1924, no. 32.
"Loan Exhibition of Paintings from El Greco and Rembrandt to Cézanne and Matisse," New York: Reinhardt Galleries, 1927, no. 26, ill. (Published as "Still Life")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p.5, no. 16. (Published as "Interior")
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Painting in Paris from American Collections," New York: Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art, 1930, p. 33, no. 58, ill. (Published as "Interior")
Daniel Catton Rich, ed., "Catalog of A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, p. 55, no. 393. (Published as "Interior")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 24, pl. 55, ill. (Published as "Intérieur Fleurs et Perruches")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941, p. 83, 116. (Published as "Interior")
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. 16. (Published as "Interior: Flowers and Parrots")
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1951, pp. 212, 557, 575, 580. (Published as "Interior with Flowers and Parrots")
Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, Monroe Wheeler and Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Henri Matisse," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1951, pp. 10, 28, no. 57, ill. (Published as "Interior: Flowers and Parrots")
"Henri Matisse," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," December 1954, vol. XVIII, no. 2, p. 6, ill. (Published as "Interior with Flowers and Parrots")
"Henri Matisse," New York: Paul Rosenberg and Company, 1954, no.8, ill. (Published as "Interior: Flowers and Parrots")
Gaston Diehl, "Henri Matisse," Paris: Éditions Pierre Tisné, 1954, p. 78. (Published as "L'intérieur aux perruches")
"Matisse: A Rare Collection Record," "Vogue" March 1, 1955, vol. 125, pp. 133, ill. p. 135. (Published as "Interior with Flowers and Parrots")
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, pp. 23, 34, no. 67, ill. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
Gertrude Rosenthal, "A Picture Book: 200 Objects in The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 62, ill. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
"Matisse: A Rare Collection Record," "Vogue" March 1, 1955, p. 133, ill. p. 135. (Published as "Interior with Flowers and Parrots")
Barbara Pollack, "The Collectors: Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone," Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1962, pp. 177, 183. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, pp. 37, 67, no. 64, ill. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
Lawrence Gowing, "Matisse," London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1968, pp. 120, 165, 170, no. 92, ill. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
Massimo Carrà and Mario Luzi, "L'opera di Matisse dalla rivolta 'fauve' all'intimismo 1904-1928," Milan: Rizzoli 1971, pp. 103, 113, 114, no. 417, ill. (Published as "Interno con Fiori e Pappagallo")
Donald B. Goodall and George S. Heyer, Jr., "Not So Long Ago: Art of the 1920s in Europe and America," Austin: University Art Museum, 1972, no. 68, ill. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 29. (Published as "Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
Pierre Schneider, Massimo Carrà and Xavier Deryng, "Tout l'Oeuvre Peint de Matisse 1904-1928," Paris: Flammarion, 1982, pp. 103, 114, no. 417, ill. (Published as "Intérieur au Perroquet")
Israel Rosen, "The Cone Sisters: Myths, Realities and Some Conjectures," "Helicon Nine, the Journal of Women's Arts and Letters," Winter 1983, no. 9, p. 85. (Published as "Interior with Flowers and Parrot")
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 44, 94, 112, 175, 198, 201, ill. p. 44.
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987, pp. 189, 321, 334, no. 139, ill. (Published as "Intérieur, fleurs et perruches/Interior, Flowers and Parrots")
Alicia Faxon, "The Shock of Recognition," "Art New England," December 1991/January 1992, p. 13.
John Elderfield, "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1992, pp. 296, 333, 477, pl. 259, ill.
Susie Kalil, "The Joy of Color, the Ecstasy of Form," "Houston Press," December 23, 1993, p. 27.
Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, "Henri Matisse Chez Bernheim-Jeune, vols. 1-2" Paris: Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1995, pp. 1207, 1442, no. 618, ill. (Published as "Intérieur, cage et fleurs devant une portiere relevée")
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. 76-77, 159, no. 29, ill.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse," London: Scala Publishers, 2000, pp. 148-149, 156, no. 55, ill.
Charles Darwent, "Double Vision," "The Independent," June 17, 2001, p. 21.
Jay Fisher, "Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone: A Collection of Modern Art for Baltimore," in Rosella Mamoli Zorzi, ed., "Before Peggy Guggenheim: American Woman Art Collectors," Venice: Marsilio, 2001, p. 121.
Jack Flam, "Matisse in the Cone Collection: The Poetics of Vision," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, pp. 79-81, pl. 35, ill.
Valakos, Dorothy. Matisse for Kids. Brochure. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, unpaged.
Gabriel, Mary. The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta and Claribel Cone. [Baltimore, MD]: Bancroft Press, 2002, unpaged plate section.
Eric M. Zafran, "Impressionism to Surrealism from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum, 2002, pp. 7, 18, no. 28, ill.
Ann Dumas, Kathleen Brunner, Jack Flam, Rémi Labrusse, Hilary Spurling and Dominique Szymusiak, "Matisse, His Art and His Textiles: The Fabric of Dreams," London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2004, pp. 110, 183, 212, no. 19, ill.
Donald Miller, "A Coup for Naples," "Naples Daily News," February 4, 2005, p. 7D.
Pia Müller-Tamm, ed., "Henri Matisse: Figure, Color, Space," Düsseldorf, Germany: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hatje Cantz, 2005, p.83, fig. 11, ill.
Ellen B. Hirschland and Nancy Hirschland Ramage, "The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full Tilt," Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2008, pp. 105-106, 107, 219, 277, fig. 5.11, ill.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, pp. 2, 20, 40-41, 76, pl. 17, ill.
Karen Rosenberg, "What They Loved and What They Bought," "The New York Times," May 6, 2011, p. C30, ill.
Fillion, Susan. Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel: Bringing Matisse to America. Boston: David R. Godine, 2011, page 15.
Louise Mackie, "Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century." Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015, fig. 11.12, ill.
Bishop, Janet and Katy Rothkopf eds. Matisse/Diebenkorn. New York: Prestel, 2016.
Ramos, E. Carmen. Tamayo: The New York Years. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum; London: D Giles Limited, 2017.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
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Inscribed: Recto: Lower right in paint, "Henri-Matisse" Verso: The painting has been wax lined and there are no visible inscriptions on the verso.