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Study for “The Nymphs”

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

Study for “The Nymphs”

1931-1932

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Study for “The Nymphs”

1931-1932

Physical Qualities Graphite with erasing on paper, Sheet: 338 x 264 mm. (13 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.12.711
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.
Guillaud, Maurice, and Jacqueline Guillaud. Matisse: le rythme et la ligne. Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, plate no. 620 (published as “L’Après-midi d’un Faune; nymphe IV”).

Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "Henri Matisse"

Markings: Watermark: MBM Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE

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