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Study for “Prose for des Esseintes” - Image 1
Study for “Prose for des Esseintes” - Image 2

Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé

Study for “Prose for des Esseintes”

1931-1932

Study for “Prose for des Esseintes” — thumbnail 1
Study for “Prose for des Esseintes” — thumbnail 2
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Study for “Prose for des Esseintes”

1931-1932

Physical Qualities Graphite on paper (recto and verso), Sheet: 329 x 251 mm. (12 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.12.727
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest of Etta Cone, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, MD by purchase, 1931-33; the artist
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.

Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "pour des Esseintes II / Henri Matisse"

Markings: Watermark: ARCHES Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE

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