Henri Matisse
Seated Nude with Arms on Head
1903
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Henri Matisse
Seated Nude with Arms on Head
1903
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 13 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (34.9 x 16.2 x 18.1 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.431
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the artist, 1930
"A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture", The Art Institute of Chicago, June-November 1933, cat. # 1169 (called "Seated Nude").
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
Wildenstein Gallery, New York, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse and Modern Masters from The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, October 3-December 28, 1996; Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Osaka, January 8-Febuary 11, 1997.
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.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-January 11, 2004.
Dorothy Kosinski, Jay McKean Fisher, Steven Nash; BMA, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor", Dallas, January 21-April 29, 2007; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 9-September 16, 2007; The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 28, 2007-February 3, 2008, cat. no. 35, p. 269, ill. pp. 148, 149.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
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.
Percy North, BMA, "Max Weber: Bringing Paris to New York", March 3-June 30 2013.
National Gallery of Australia, "Matisse and Picasso", December 15, 2019-April 13, 2020.
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
Wildenstein Gallery, New York, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse and Modern Masters from The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, October 3-December 28, 1996; Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Osaka, January 8-Febuary 11, 1997.
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.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-January 11, 2004.
Dorothy Kosinski, Jay McKean Fisher, Steven Nash; BMA, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor", Dallas, January 21-April 29, 2007; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 9-September 16, 2007; The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 28, 2007-February 3, 2008, cat. no. 35, p. 269, ill. pp. 148, 149.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
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.
Percy North, BMA, "Max Weber: Bringing Paris to New York", March 3-June 30 2013.
National Gallery of Australia, "Matisse and Picasso", December 15, 2019-April 13, 2020.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland" (Baltimore: 1934) plate. # 120c.
'Cone Bequest,' "BMA News," Oct. 1949, no. 118.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 45, no. 151.
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1951) 138, 557.
Escholier, Raymond. Matisse: A Portrait of the Artist and the Man. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, [1960], no. 45.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection, Revised Edition," (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 140.
Albert Elsen, 'The Sculpture of Matisse,' "Art Forum," vol. VII, #2, Oct. 1968.
Albert Elsen, "The Sculpture of Matisse," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972) 58-60 (called: "Seated Woman," ill. p. 60).
Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, "The Sculpture of Henri Matisse," (London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984) cat. # 11.
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 113, no. 59.
Lieberman, William S. Matisse: 50 Years of His Graphic Art. New York: G. Braziller, [1956], page 117.
Kosinski, Dorothy, Jay McKean Fisher, and Steven Nash. Matisse: Painter as Sculptor. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art; Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: Nasher Sculpture Center; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007, pages 148-149, 269, cat. no. 35.
Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, pp. 60, 76, pl. 38, ill.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: "HM 2/10" back base.
Markings: "Cire - C. Valsuani - perdue" bottom back.
