Antoinette with Long Hair

c. 1919

Henri Matisse

Associated Names
Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

The image shows a drawing of a person's upper body in a frontal position. The person has distinct facial features, long wavy hair, and is dressed in clothing with a checkered pattern. The drawing is done in pencil, and there are no visible accessories or objects. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54 x 37 cm (21 1/4 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York; NGA LJR (Lugt Supp.1932d)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Matisse as a Draughtsman, The Baltimore Museum of Art; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; and The Art Institute of Chicago, 1971, no. 33, repro.

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p. 122.

1992

  • Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1992-1993, no. 237, repro.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 38, as Antoinette with Long Hair.

Bibliography

1971

  • Baltimore M/A, M AS DRAUGHTSMAN, 1971, 33.

1975

  • Henri Matisse: dessins et sculpture. Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, 1975: 59.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 685, no. 1105, color repro.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 38.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Henri Matisse; later signature and date lower right in graphite: 1926 / Henri - Matisse

Watermarks

Canson-Montgolfier

Wikidata ID

Q64573666

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