Les Gorges du Loup

1920/1925

Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

Henri Matisse

Attributed to

A person sits at the side of a dappled dirt path that curls along the edge of a green hill and through towering trees in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. The person is painted with a few strokes of peach to represent a light-skinned person wearing a white shift and blue hat. The low hill slopes down to the right. Trees are loosely painted there in the ravine and along the far side of the path. The sky is pale periwinkle blue. The artist signed the lower left corner, “Henri-Matisse.”
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On View

East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-E

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.2 x 60.9 cm (19 3/4 x 24 in.)
    framed: 66.6 x 77.4 x 6.9 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.166

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Jacques Soubies, Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 14 June 1928, no. 64); acquired by (Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris)[1] probably for (Kraushaar Galleries, New York); sold 6 September 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] According to the results of the Soubies sale published in the Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, 16 June 1928.
[2] According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1928

  • Exhibition of Modern French Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings, C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1928, no. 10, repro.

  • Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 26

1931

  • Renoir and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, New York, 1931, no. 10.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 34

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 37, repro.

1965

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

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 75, repro.

1943

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 34, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 37, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 39, repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 49, 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: 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. 920, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 260, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Henri-Matisse

Wikidata ID

Q20192296

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