Henri Matisse
Woman Leaning on Her Hands
1904
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Henri Matisse
Woman Leaning on Her Hands
1904
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 4 7/8 x 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (12.4 x 23.8 x 16.2 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.424
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the artist, 1922.
"Matisse Sculpture", Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, Febuary 10-March 2, 1953.
"Four Americans in Paris: The Collection of Gertrude Stein and her Family", MoMA, December 18, 1970-March 1, 1971; The Baltimore Museum of Art, April 4-June 13, 1971; San Francisco Museum of Art, September 15-October 31, 1971.
"The Sculpture of Matisse", MoMA February 24-May 8, 1972; Walker Art Center, June 20- August 6, 1972; University Art Museum, Berkeley, Sepember 18-October 29, 1972.
"Cone Collection", Wildenstein Gallery, New York, March 29-May 4, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; circulated to the Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-Janauary 11, 2004.
Dorothy Kosinski, Jay McKean Fisher, Steven Nash; BMA, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor", Dallas, January 21-April 29, 2007; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 9-September 16, 2007; The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 28, 2007-February 3, 2008, no. 24.
"Four Americans in Paris: The Collection of Gertrude Stein and her Family", MoMA, December 18, 1970-March 1, 1971; The Baltimore Museum of Art, April 4-June 13, 1971; San Francisco Museum of Art, September 15-October 31, 1971.
"The Sculpture of Matisse", MoMA February 24-May 8, 1972; Walker Art Center, June 20- August 6, 1972; University Art Museum, Berkeley, Sepember 18-October 29, 1972.
"Cone Collection", Wildenstein Gallery, New York, March 29-May 4, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Denver Art Museum, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; circulated to the Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-Janauary 11, 2004.
Dorothy Kosinski, Jay McKean Fisher, Steven Nash; BMA, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor", Dallas, January 21-April 29, 2007; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 9-September 16, 2007; The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 28, 2007-February 3, 2008, no. 24.
Christian Zervos, 'Sculpture des Peintre D'Aujourd'hui,' "Cahier D'Art," no. 7, Paris 1928, (3rd year), p. 279.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland," (Baltimore: BMA, 1934) pl. #119a.
'Cone Bequest,' "BMA News," October, 1949, p. 24, no. 111.
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1951) 100, 148, 326, 557.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 45, no. 144.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection, Revised Edition," (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 133.
Albert Elsen, 'The Sculpture of Matisse,' "Art Forum," vol. VII, # 2, Oct. 1968, p. 22f.
Albert Elsen, "The Sculpture of Matisse," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972) 61- 63, 69.
Legg, Alicia. The Sculpture of Matisse. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1972, cat. no. 17, page 16.
Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, "The Sculpture of Henri Matisse," (London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984) cat. # 15.
Jack Flam, "Matisse The Man and His Art 1869-1918," (Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1986) 180, ill. 170.
Soria, Martine. Henri Matisse. [Valencia]: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern; BBVA, [2003], pages 144-145.
Sven Bjerkhof, "Matisse Masterpieces at Statens Museum For Kunst." Denmark: Statens Museum Kunst, 2005:99, ill.
Jay Fisher, 'Learning to See in 3D,' "Newsletter of the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society of the BMA," Fall 2007, Vol. XXV, No. 2, p. 6, ill.
'Matisse in 3D,' "BMA Today," Winter 2007-2008, ill. p. 4.
Dorothy Kosinski, Jay McKean Fisher, Steven Nash, "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor," (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2007) cat. no. 24, p. 268, ill. pp. 127, 128.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: "H. M ["To" or "/10" faint] 5/10"-- It is inscribed on the proper left thigh.
Markings: No foundry mark. The "/10" or "To" described under inscriptions appears to be cast through from another cast.
