Woman with an Exotic Plant

c. 1925

Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on wove paper coated with sawdust

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 66.1 x 51.4 cm (26 x 20 1/4 in.)
    framed: 90.1 x 76.2 x 8.2 cm (35 1/2 x 30 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.170

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by (Etienne Bignou) and (Hodebert, Galerie Barbazanges), Paris, 1926; Chester Dale.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Renoir and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, 1931, no. 27 (as La Plante grasse).

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 33

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1930

  • McBride, Henry. Matisse. New York, 1930: 262 (reproduced).

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 33, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 40, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 42, repro.

  • The National Gallery of Art and Its Collections. Foreword by Perry B. Cott and notes by Otto Stelzer. National Gallery of Art, Washington (undated, 1960s): 23, color repro. 17.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 52, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 88.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 76, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 228, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 262, repro.

1995

  • Alger, Sandra L.H. Games for Teaching Art. Portland, Maine, 1995: 26 (reproduced).

Inscriptions

lower left: Henri Matisse

Wikidata ID

Q64573667

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