Henri Matisse
Resting Woman Wearing Tiara
1935
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Henri Matisse
Resting Woman Wearing Tiara
1935
Physical Qualities
Pen and black ink on paper, Sheet: 314 x 498 mm. (12 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.130
Here, Matisse depicted the model in one of his favorite poses. The model’s direct gaze creates a sense of familiarity and intimacy as she rests on a chair and seemingly hugs herself while looking at the artist and viewer. Matisse felt his pen and ink drawings from this period were some of his most successful and authentic works, as he could freely express his emotions quickly with his confident line.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; purchased from the artist, 1936
Katy Rothkopf, BMA, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," circulated to The Jewish Museum, New York, 6 May - 25 September 2011, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2 June-23 September 2012, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 3 November 2012 - 10 February 2013.
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, "Matisse and American Drawing," September 26 - December 12, 2004, fig. 10 (illus).
The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art," March 11, 2000 - June 25, 2000; circulated to the Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000 - September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000 - January 28, 2001.
"Matisse and Modern Masters from The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, 3 October - 28 December, 1996; Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 8 January - 11 February, 1997.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," 24 August - 14 October 1979.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse: The Sinuous Line," (first rotation) December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, "Matisse and American Drawing," September 26 - December 12, 2004, fig. 10 (illus).
The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art," March 11, 2000 - June 25, 2000; circulated to the Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000 - September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000 - January 28, 2001.
"Matisse and Modern Masters from The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, 3 October - 28 December, 1996; Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, 8 January - 11 February, 1997.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," 24 August - 14 October 1979.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse: The Sinuous Line," (first rotation) December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Senzoku, Nobuyuki, ed. Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art = Kon korekushon ten. [Tokyo]: "Kon Korekushon" Ten Katarogu Iinkai, 1996, page 109, no. 57.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, pp. 57, 76, pl. 34, ill.
Inscribed: lower left in black ink: "Henri Matisse 36"
Markings: WM: Arches MB(M)
