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Prose for Des Esseintes (study)

Henri Matisse

Prose for Des Esseintes (study)

1931-1932

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Prose for Des Esseintes (study)

Henri Matisse

Prose for Des Esseintes (study)

Henri Matisse

Prose for Des Esseintes (study)

1931-1932

Physical Qualities Graphite on paper, Sheet: 324 x 250 mm. (12 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number 2011.192
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2011; Barbara Duthuit, France
Musee d'Orsay, "Matisse in the 1930s". Philidelphia Museum of Art, Philidelphia, Pennslyvania, 13 October 2022- 29 January 2023.

Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "HM"

Markings: WM: VIDALON with hot air balloon above

Artist

Henri Matisse

French, 1869-1954

French, 1869-1954
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1930-1931
WHAT SILKEN FLAG OF THE BALM OF IMMORTAL GLORY (REFUSED ETCHING, CANCELLED)
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1930-1931
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Study for "Prose for des Esseintes"
1931-1932
WHAT SILKEN FLAG OF THE BALM OF IMMORTAL GLORY (REFUSED ETCHING, RECTO AND VERSO)
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1930-1931
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Study for "Prose for des Esseintes"
1931-1932
THE SWAN (REFUSED ETCHING, CANCELLED)
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The Swan (refused etching, cancelled)
1930-1931
STUDY FOR "PROSE FOR DES ESSEINTES"
Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for "Prose for des Esseintes"
1931-1932
THE SWAN (REFUSED ETCHING)
Henri Matisse and Roger Lacourière
The Swan (refused etching)
1930-1931
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1940s
THE SWAN (REFUSED ETCHING)
Henri Matisse and Roger Lacourière
The Swan (refused etching)
1930-1931
Woman's Haori (Jacket) with Abstract Tree Design
Woman's Haori (Jacket) with Abstract Tree Design
1900-1950