Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for “The Tomb of Charles Baudelaire” (refused etching)
1931-1932
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Study for “The Tomb of Charles Baudelaire” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 334 x 250 mm. (13 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.694.27
This three-quarter view of Baudelaire is based on the drawing that hangs beside it. It is a preliminary idea for the portrait, which Matisse rejected in favor of the composition that ultimately appeared as the final illustration in the published book Poésies de Stéphane
Mallarmé.
Doreen Bolger, BMA, "Edgar Allan Poe: A Baltimore Icon," 4 October 2009 - 17 January 2010.
Doreen Bolger, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Haunting Visions of Poe; Illustrations by Manet, Matisse & Gauguin," Sept. 17, 2003-Jan. 11, 2004.
Doreen Bolger, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Haunting Visions of Poe; Illustrations by Manet, Matisse & Gauguin," Sept. 17, 2003-Jan. 11, 2004.
Inscribed: lower right in pencil: "Ch B- / planche refusée / Henri Matisse"
Markings: chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE
