La coiffure
1901
Artist, French, 1869 - 1954


East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-E
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 95.2 x 80.1 cm (37 1/2 x 31 9/16 in.)
framed: 114.3 x 96.8 x 6.3 cm (45 x 38 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
gross weight: 12.247 kg (27 lb.) -
Accession
1963.10.165
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Purchased from the artist by (Galerie Druet) for Eugène Druet's personal collection; sold 1910 to Judge Jacob M. Moses, Baltimore; by whom sold 16 December 1929 to Stephen Carlton Clark [1882-1960], Cooperstown, NY;[1] (sale, 11 May 1944, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, no. 93); purchased by Chester Dale, New York; gift 1963 to NGA.[2]
[1]According to letter from Moses to Clarke dated 23 December 1929, an except from which is in NGA curatorial files. [2]Dale acquisition according to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial file.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1908
Zolotoye Runo (La Toison d'Or), Moscow, 1908, no. 124
1925
Modern French Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1925, no. 70
1931
Exposition Henri Matisse, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, 1931, no. 7
1948
Philadelphia Museum of Art, long term loan, 1948-1952
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 35, repro.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
2010
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1931
Zervos, Christian, "Henri-Matisse: Notes on the Formation and Development of His Work," in Zervos, et al. Henri-Matisse. Paris and New York, 1931: 22, fig. 14, as The Dressing Table.
1952
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 35, repro.
1960
Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 37, repro.
1965
Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 44, 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.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 594, no. 921, color repro.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 260, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Henri Matisse
Wikidata ID
Q20190782