Provenance

Curt Glaser

German, 1879 - 1943

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Fields of elephant gray, coral orange, and turquoise surround a fan-like, abstracted palm frond near the center of this vertical, abstract painting. The fronds of the palm radiate like a starburst against unpainted, cream-white canvas. Three black, vertical bands spaced behind the palm suggest tree trunks, with the rightmost trunk dotted with spring green, perhaps representing moss or the leaves of a vine. The fields of gray to either side of the frond, the turquoise areas below the gray, and the coral at the bottom center are painted with visible brushstrokes, creating a mottled effect. Rounded turquoise forms above the gray are silhouetted against a field of pale blue, perhaps representing the sky along the top edge. A few pointed, oval leaves painted spring green with black outlines dip into the scene from the top of the composition. The artist signed the work in dark green paint in the lower right: “Henri-Matisse.”
Henri Matisse, Palm Leaf, Tangier, 1912, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Fund, 1978.73.1

Palm Leaf, Tangier

Henri Matisse · 1912 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1978.73.1

Bibliography

1988

  • Schmidt-Burkhardt, Astrit. "Curt Glaser - Skizze eines Munch-Sammlers." Zeitschrfit des Deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft 42 (1988):63-75.