Henri Matisse
Walter Pach
1914
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Henri Matisse
Walter Pach
1914
Physical Qualities
Etching on chine collé, Sheet: 279 x 188 mm. (11 x 7 3/8 in.)
Plate: 161 x 61 mm. (6 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection
Object Number
2010.106
An American painter and enthusiastic promoter of modernist art, Walter Pach (1883–1958) traveled to Paris, France, in 1914 to help organize an exhibition of Matisse’s
work in the United States for the following year. Much like other prints from this series, Matisse worked quickly to make this portrait—according to Pach, it took about five
minutes for the French artist to create his image. This work has many of the signature marks of these etchings, including its vertical format and small size.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Claude and Barbara Duthuit, France
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "Etat / Henri Matisse"; lower right verso in graphite: "Pl 33"
