Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for “The Swan” (refused etching)
1931-1932
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Study for “The Swan” (refused etching)
1931-1932
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
1950.12.694.26
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. 643a (published as “Le Cygne”).
Hahnloser-Ingold, Margrit. Matisse: The Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1988, p. 138 (published as “Le Cygne”).
Néret, Gilles. Henri Matisse. Köln; New York: Taschen, [1999], page 159 (published as “The Swan, Rejected plate for the Mallarmé book”).
Valakos, Dorothy. Matisse for Kids. Brochure. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, unpaged.
Inscribed: lower left in pencil: "planche refusée no 3 Henri Matisse"
Markings: chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE
