Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
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Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Physical Qualities
Graphite on paper, Sheet: 331 × 254 mm. (13 1/16 × 10 in.)
Mat: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number
2008.25
After completing the “almost photographic” initial study, Matisse executed a series of rapid pencil sketches on bound notepads. In these fluid, spontaneous drawings, he let his hand “go to work,” exploring the presentation of the sitter in various poses and compositional formats in a manner that he would later refer to as “unconscious drawing,” where his attention was focused squarely on the model and not the paper itself.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Claude Duthuit, France
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Cone Wing rotation, October 27, 2008 - March 9, 2009.
"Matisse: Masterworks from The Baltimore Museum of Art," exhibition circulated to: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 11 October 2013 - 12 January 2014 (NB title variation, IMA only - Matisse, Life in Color: Masterworks from The Baltimore Museum of Art); Minneapolis Institute of Art, 23 February - 18 May 2014; San Antonio Museum of Art, 15 June - 7 September 2014.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Matisse Prints and Drawings," December 9, 2015 - July 10 2016.
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.
"Matisse: Masterworks from The Baltimore Museum of Art," exhibition circulated to: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 11 October 2013 - 12 January 2014 (NB title variation, IMA only - Matisse, Life in Color: Masterworks from The Baltimore Museum of Art); Minneapolis Institute of Art, 23 February - 18 May 2014; San Antonio Museum of Art, 15 June - 7 September 2014.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Matisse Prints and Drawings," December 9, 2015 - July 10 2016.
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.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: "FF/5"
Markings: WM: BFK RIVES, bottom center
