Henri Matisse
M.S. Prichard
1914
Scroll
Henri Matisse
M.S. Prichard
1914
Physical Qualities
Etching on chine collé, Sheet: 325 x 250 mm. (12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Plate: 201 x 150 mm. (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number
2010.107
Here, Matisse created a rather stern portrait of his good friend, Matthew Stewart Prichard (1865–1936), who was an expert on Byzantine and Islamic art. After serving as assistant curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1900s, Prichard relocated to Europe where he worked as an independent scholar. He and Matisse remained friendly for years, with Prichard teaching the artist about Eastern art in their many lengthy discussions.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Claude and Barbara Duthuit, France
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
Inscribed: lower right in black ink: "Essai / H. Matisse / 6 Aôut 1914"; lower center verso in graphite: "38"
