Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for “Le Guignon” (refused etching)
20th century
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Study for “Le Guignon” (refused etching)
20th century
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 330 x 250 mm. (13 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.694.1
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; the artist
John Bidwell, "Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Books Arts," Morgan Library and Museum, 30 October 2015 - 18 January 2016.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
Guillaud, Maurice, and Jacqueline Guillaud. Matisse: le rythme et la ligne. Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, plate no. 595 (published as “Le Guignon”).
Néret, Gilles. Henri Matisse. Köln; New York: Taschen, [1999], page 160 (published as “Le Guignon. Layout for the Mallarmé book, rejected plates”).
Fisher, Jay. "Mallarmé's Poésies." In "Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Books Arts," edited by John Bidwell (Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 2015), pp. 18, 36.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: lower left in pencil: "planche refusée le Guignon / Henri Matisse"
Markings: Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE Watermark: ARCHES
