National Gallery of Art :: The Collection :: Still Life with Apples on a Pink Tablecloth
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lower right: Henri-Matisse

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Provenance

Sold by the artist 4 February 1925 to (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris);[1] sold 6 June 1925 to (Independent Gallery [Percy Moore Turner], London); sold to Mrs. R.A. Workman, London; sold 1928 to (Alex Reid & Lefèvre, Glasgow and London); sold 1928 to (Kraushaar Galleries, New York);[2] sold 1930 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1] Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, Henri Matisse chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1995, vol 2, no. 640.

[2]Correspondence between Kraushaar and Reid & Lefèvre regarding Matisse paintings acquired in 1928 in Kraushaar Gallery Records, Archives of American Art, Series 1, Box 2 (Outgoing Correspondence); see also letters dated 30 January 1930 and 31 January 1930 from Kraushaar to Dale, acknowledging payment and giving the history of the painting, Kraushaar Records, Archives of American Art, Box 3, Folder 19 (Outgoing Correspondence).

Exhibition History

1928
Exhibition of Modern French Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings, C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1928, no. 9, repro.
1930
"La Nature Morte" from Chardin to the Abstract, Wildenstein Galleries, New York, 1930, no. 12.
1931
A Group of Twentieth Century Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1931, no. 5.
1931
Henri Matisse: Retrospective Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1931, no. 60A, as Still Life with Apples.
1943
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 35.
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 38, repro.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
1986
Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987, no. 136, repro.
2010
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

1931
Dale, Maud. "Twentieth Century Paintings." The Carnegie Magazine V, no. 2 (May 1931):35-37, repro. [reprint from foreward to catalogue of 1931 Carnegie exhibition of paintings from the Chester Dale collection.]
1943
Dale 1943a, 35, repro.
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 38, repro.
1960
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 40, repro.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 88
1965
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 50, color repro.
1968
European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1968: 77, repro.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 228, repro.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 594, no. 924, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 262, repro.
1995
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice and Michel. Henri Matisse Chez Bernheim Jeune. 2 vols. Paris, 1995:II:no. 640
1997
Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture (Part I), Christie's, New York, 1997: 148, no. 1, repro.

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