Postcard with a sketch of "The Painter's Family"

1911

Henri Matisse

Associated Names
Henri Matisse

Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

This is a vintage postcard with handwritten text and a small ink drawing on the left. On the right side, there is an address with a French postage stamp featuring a red design marked "10c." The drawing depicts a domestic scene with figures and a patterned background. The text is written in French cursive on the left side, while the address is written in bold cursive on the right, addressed to "Monsieur Michel Stein, 3663 Clay Street, San Francisco, Californie."
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Michael and Sarah Stein, Paris and San Francisco; John W. Dodds, Stanford, CA; (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21 October 1976, no. 162, not sold); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2011

  • The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Réunion des Musées Nationaux and Galeries nationales du Grand Palais; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2011 - 2012, no catalogue number (shown only in San Francisco and New York).

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

1951

  • Barr, Jr., Alfred H., Matisse, his art and his public. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1951, 152-153, repro.

1969

  • Russell, John. The World of Matisse, 1869-1954. Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1969: 73 (repro.).

  • Russell, John. The World of Matisse, 1869-1954. Alexandria, VA, 1969, 73 (repr).

1970

  • Golson, Lucile M. "The Michael Steins of San Francisco: Art Patrons and Collectors," in Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970: 48, under note 19.

1992

  • Elderfield, John. Henri Matisse: A Retrospective. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1992: 183.

1993

  • Kostenevich, Albert and Natalia Semionova. Matisse et La Russie. Paris, 1993: 123 (repr).

Inscriptions

upper left in pen and brown ink: Il est en bonne voie mais / comme il n'est pas terminé / ca ne veut rien dire- Ça / n'est pas logique que je / ne suis pas certain de le / réussir- Ce tout ou rien / est bien fatiguant.; lower right in pen and brown ink: Monsieur / Michel Stein / 3663 Clay Street / San Francisco / California

Wikidata ID

Q64573673

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