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Study for “The Nymphs” - Image 1
Study for “The Nymphs” - Image 2
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Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé

Study for “The Nymphs”

1931-1932

Study for “The Nymphs” — thumbnail 1
Study for “The Nymphs” — thumbnail 2
Study for “The Nymphs” — thumbnail 3
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Study for “The Nymphs”

1931-1932

Physical Qualities Graphite with erasing on paper (recto); graphite (verso), Sheet: 467 x 317 mm. (18 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.) Mat 22" x 16"
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.12.714
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.

Katy Rothkopf and Leslie Cozzi, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Modern Influence: Henry Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore," October 3, 2021 - January 2, 2022.
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”).
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.

Inscribed: center left in graphite: "Les nymphes V / Henri Matisse"

Markings: Watermark: "_BM" [partial/cut off; MBM paper] Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE

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