Henri Matisse
Interior with Dog
1933
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Henri Matisse
Interior with Dog
1933
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 61 1/4 × 66 3/8 in. (155.6 × 168.6 cm.)
Framed: 65 3/4 × 70 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (167 × 179.7 × 4.4 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.257
Interior with Dog is the result of a complete shift in Matisse’s work. In the early 1930s, he stopped making the more familiar small-scale canvases seen in this gallery. During a hiatus from easel painting, he spent most of his time on a large mural decoration for the main hall of the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania. After being absorbed for so long with the monumental scale of the Barnes project, Matisse produced Interior with Dog.
With its unusually large scale, flatness, vibrant palette, overlapping patterns, and simplified forms, Interior with Dog was an experimental work for Matisse that marked a midway point between mural and easel painting. While working on this painting, he played with the composition by pinning large pieces of painted paper onto the canvas, a method he had used during the mural project. This use of colored paper as a compositional tool prefigured the paper cut-outs that Matisse produced in his later years.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, 1934; the artist, Paris
Adelyn Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940", June 6, 1941-September 1, 1941. (Exhibited as "The Branch of Magnolia")
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Still Life and Flower Paintings", November 2, 1945-December 9, 1945, no. 67. (Exhibited as "The Branch of Magnolia")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 6. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Andrew Carnduff Ritchie and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse", November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952, no. 63; circulated to The Cleveland Museum of Art, February 5, 1952-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1, 1952-May 4, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art, May 22, 1952-July 6, 1952. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to M. Knoedler & Company, New York, January 24, 1955-February 19, 1955. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Alicia Legg and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse 64 Paintings", July 12, 1966-September 25, 1966, no. 51. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 33. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
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. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Masterpieces from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 6, 1985-November 24, 1985; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, December 14, 1985-February 9, 1986.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse, Picasso and Impressionist Masters from the Cone Collection", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, October 2, 1991-January 19, 1992.
John Elderfield with Beatrice Kernan, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective", September 24, 1992-January 19, 1993, no. 302.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse", March 12, 2000-July 16, 2000, pp. 35, 156.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Still Life and Flower Paintings", November 2, 1945-December 9, 1945, no. 67. (Exhibited as "The Branch of Magnolia")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 6. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Andrew Carnduff Ritchie and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse", November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952, no. 63; circulated to The Cleveland Museum of Art, February 5, 1952-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1, 1952-May 4, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art, May 22, 1952-July 6, 1952. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to M. Knoedler & Company, New York, January 24, 1955-February 19, 1955. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Alicia Legg and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse 64 Paintings", July 12, 1966-September 25, 1966, no. 51. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 33. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
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. (Exhibited as "The Magnolia Branch")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Masterpieces from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 6, 1985-November 24, 1985; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, December 14, 1985-February 9, 1986.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse, Picasso and Impressionist Masters from the Cone Collection", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, October 2, 1991-January 19, 1992.
John Elderfield with Beatrice Kernan, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse: A Retrospective", September 24, 1992-January 19, 1993, no. 302.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse", March 12, 2000-July 16, 2000, pp. 35, 156.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 24, pl. 57, ill. (Published as "La Branche de Magnolia")
"Cahiers d'Art," 1935, nos. 1-4, p. 16, ill. (Published as "Nature Morte")
Roger Fry, "Henri-Matisse," Paris: Éditions des Chroniques du Jour, 1935, no. 51, ill. (Published as "Panneau Décoratif")
Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941, p. 83, 116. (Published as "The Branch of Magnolia")
Adelyn D. Breeskin, "Still Life and Flower Paintings," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1945, p. 26, no. 67. (Published as "The Branch of Magnolia")
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, pp. 8-9, 18, ill. p. 9. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
"Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta, Collectors," "Art News," vol. XLVIII, no. 9, January 1950, p. 39, ill.
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1951, pp. Table of Contents Part VIII, Section IV, 223, 224, 247, 469, 557, 575, 582, p. 469, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch/La branche de magnolia")
Clive Bell, "Modern French Painting: The Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1951, pp. 19, 23. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, Monroe Wheeler and Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Henri Matisse," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1951, pp. 7, 10, no. 63. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Gaston Diehl, "Henri Matisse," Paris: Éditions Pierre Tisné, 1954, pp. 86, 156. (Published as "La branche de magnolia et le chien")
"Matisse: A Rare Collection Record," "Vogue" March 1, 1955, vol. 125, pp. 133, 134, ill. p. 134. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
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. 13, 35, 37, no. 72, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Gertrude Rosenthal, "A Picture Book: 200 Objects in the Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 61, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
"The Cone Wing," "News of the Baltimore Museum of Art," February 1957, p. 3, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Leslie Judd Portner, "Worthy Home for Cone Collection," "The Washington Post and Times Herald," August 25, 1957, p. E7. (Published s "Magnolia Branch")
Kenneth B. Sawyer, "The New Cone Wing at the Museum of Art," "The Baltimore Sun," February 24, 1957, p. SM 10, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Barbara Pollack, "The Collectors: D. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone," Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., 1962, pp. 229, 265, ill. p. 174. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Lawrence Gowing, "Henri Matisse 64 Paintings," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1966, pp. 50, 63, no. 51, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, pp. 10, 25, 40, 67, no. 69, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Massimo Carrà and Mario Luzi, "L'opera di Matisse dalla rivolta 'fauve' all'intimismo 1904-1928," Milan: Rizzoli 1971, pp. 105, 113, 114, no. 468, ill. (Published as "Il Ramo di Magnolia")
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. 33. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Pierre Schneider, Massimo Carrà and Xavier Deryng, "Tout l'Oeuvre Peint de Matisse 1904-1928," Paris: Flammarion, 1982, pp. 105, 114, no. 468, ill. (Published as "La Branche de Magnolia")
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 "The Magnolia Branch")
Pierre Schneider, "Matisse," New York: Rizzoli, 1984, pp. 307, 612, 749. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Nicholas Watkins, "Matisse," Oxford: Phaidon Press, 1984, pp. 167, 176, 180, 236, 238, pl. 168, ill. (Published as "The Magnolia Branch")
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 34, 127-129, 140, 188, 201, pp. 34, 128, ill.
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987, p. 37, fig. 38, ill.
Jacqueline and Maurice Guillaud, "Matisse: Le Rythme et la Ligne," Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, pp. 303-304, 645, nos. 305, 306, ill. (Published as "L'intérieur au chien")
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. 360, 373, 477, no. 302, ill.
"Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection, The Baltimore Museum of Art," "MFA Today," November/December 1993, pp. 2, back cover, ill.
Colin M. Shapiro, "Sleep in Art," Saint-Laurent, Québec: Kommunicom Publications, 1993, p. 14, fig. 14, ill.
Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, "Henri Matisse Chez Bernheim-Jeune, vols. 1-2" Paris: Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1995, pp. 1312, 1444, no. 702, ill. (Published as "Panneau decorative")
Andrew Patner, "Loyal Citizens of Baltimore," "Art & Antiques," June 1995, vol. XVIII, no. 6, pp. 66-67, p. 67, ill.
Caroline Turner and Roger Benjamin, eds., "Matisse," South Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery, 1995, p. 105-106, 301, fig. 14, ill.
Morgan, Genevieve, ed. Matisse: The Artist Speaks. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1996, opposite title page, ill.
Nobuyuki Senzoku and Akira Tomita, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: Brain Trust Inc., 1996, p. 14, ill.
The Evelyn Sharp Collection of Modern Art, Sotheby's, New York, Sale 7048, November 12, 1997, p. 36, fig. 1, ill.
Labrusse, Rémi. Matisse: la condition de l'image. Paris: Gallimard, 1999, page 170, fig. 45 (published as “La Branche de magnolia (Intérior avec chien)."
John O'Brian, "Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse," Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 45, 88, 279.
John Russell, "Matisse Father & Son," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999, pp. 104-105, 408, pl. 15, ill.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse," London: Scala Publishers, 2000, pp. 35, 156.
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. 126
Jack Flam, "Matisse in the Cone Collection: The Poetics of Vision," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, pp. 2, 9, 17, 94-95, 98, front cover, back cover, pl. 42, ill.
Eric Gibson, "The Gallery: Seeing Matisse in a New Light," "Wall Street Journal," July 9, 2001, p. A.26.
Katy Rothkopf, "In the Spotlight: Interior with Dog," "BMA Today," May/June 2001, no. 89, pp. 3, 7, ill.
Eve Adamson, "Canine Images: A Portfolio," "AKC Gazette: The Official Journal for the Sport of Purebred Dogs," February 2003, p. 28, ill.
"Imagination & Inspiration: Connecting with Kids," "The Baltimore Museum of Art Annual Report," 2007, pp. 4-5, ill.
"Director's Message," "BMA Today," Fall 2008, p. 2, ill.
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Sotheby's, New York, Sale 8485, November 3, 2008, lot number 23, p. 92, fig. 2, ill. (Published as "L'intérieur au chien")
Ellen B. Hirschland and Nancy Hirschland Ramage, "The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full Tilt," Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2008, pp. 141, 147, 163-164, 218, 277, figs. 5, 7.11, ill.
"For Families," "BMA Today," Spring 2009, no. 129, p. 15. ill.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, pp. 22, 75, ill.
Fillion, Susan. Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel: Bringing Matisse to America. Boston: David R. Godine, 2011, page 56.
Cécile Debray, "Henri Matisse (1896-1954)," Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2011, color ill. pp. 76-77.
Baltimore Museum of Art. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Celebrating a Museum. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014.
Bois, Yve-Alain, ed., Matisse in the Barnes Foundation, vol. 1. Philadelphia: Barnes Foundation, 2015, p. 150, fig. 65.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf ,eds., "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in black paint, "HENRI·MATISSE 1934" Frame Inscriptions Verso: Bottom left corner, square silver label, black type, "Dorure/Encadrements/Havard Fres/123 Br Montparnasse"
On View at the BMA
