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Study of a Face

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

Study of a Face

1931-1932

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Physical Qualities Pen and black ink on paper, Sheet: 333 x 252 mm. (13 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.12.735
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest of Etta Cone, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, MD by purchase, 1931-33; the artist
BMA, Cone rotation, September 1994.

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. 631 (published as “Sourire d’enfant”).

Inscribed: lower right in black ink: "sourire d'enfant / Henri - Matisse"

Markings: Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE

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