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Henri Matisse (AKA Henri Emile BenoÃ®t Matisse), French, (December 31, 1869–November 3, 1954)

Creation date: 1916-1917

Creation place: France

Other Information

Type: Oil Painting

Medium and Support: Oil on canvas

Credit Line: Gift of M. A. Wertheimer from the collection of his late wife, Annetta Salz Wertheimer

Accession Number: 1934.77

State/Province: Hauts-de-Seine

Currently on view

Provenance

Annetta Salz Wertheimer, New York, New York ( - 1934)

Henri Matisse, Nice, France (ca. 1917 - )

M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, New York (ca. 1928 - 1934)

Josse Hessel, Paris, France (1928 - ca. 1928)

M. A. Wertheimer, New York, New York (1934 - 1934)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (1934 - )

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The Still-Life in the Twentieth Century
AP 2011
Matisse came to painting later in life than his precocious rival Picasso and was introduced to Impressionism by the late works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The jarring juxtaposition of colors that distinguished Matisseâ€™s paintings beginning in 1900 led to his being branded a Fauve (wild beast), a label that came to describe an artistic movement. Matisse retreated to a more restricted palette around 1910, but this large still-life, executed after the outbreak of World War I, demonstrates a return to the bold decorative sensibility and high-keyed color that would come to characterize Matisseâ€™s modern vision. Matisse likened the best painting to a good armchair that provides relaxation from physical fatigue. This resolutely bourgeois conception of artâ€™s function is well served by this elegantly informal subject: an arrangement of flowersâ€”probably gathered in the artistâ€™s gardenâ€”positioned against a loosely brushed grey ground.
Last Updated: 3/6/2020

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Representative Modern Artists The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , 4/17/1920 - 5/9/1920

Official Art Exhibition of the California Pacific International Exposition Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego , 5/29/1935 - 11/11/1935

Official Art Exhibition of the California Pacific International Exposition Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego , 2/12/1936 - 9/9/1936

Loan Exhibition of International Art Los Angeles Art Association , 10/15/1937 - 12/15/1937

Golden Gate International Exposition Golden Gate International Exposition , 5/25/1940 - 9/29/1940

Henri Matisse: Retrospective of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Philadelphia Museum of Art , 1/1/1948 - 12/31/1948

Masters of Art: From 1790 to 1950 Los Angeles County Fair Association , 9/15/1950 - 10/1/1950

Magic of Flowers in Painting Wildenstein , 4/13/1954 - 5/15/1954

Still Life Painting Since 1470 Milwaukee Art Institute , 9/1/1956 - 10/31/1956

Henri Matisse Acquavella Galleries, Inc. , 11/2/1973 - 12/1/1973

Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter, A Formal Analysis of Selected Works Kimbell Art Museum , 5/26/1984 - 9/2/1984

Henri Matisse: The Development of an Artist , 5/26/1984 - 9/2/1984

Henri Matisse: A Retrospective , 11/3/1984 - 4/14/1985

Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice, 1916â€“1930 The National Gallery of Art , 11/2/1986 - 3/29/1987

Matisse: Mastery of Light and Pattern-The Early Years in Nice , 11/2/1986 - 3/29/1987

General Exhibition , 11/3/2002 - 2/16/2003

Modern Art: Selected Highlights San Diego Museum of Art , 10/20/2012 - 6/30/2013

Selections of Modern Art The San Diego Museum of Art , 7/23/2013 - 11/3/2013

American: Art of the 20th Century San Diego Museum of Art , 1/18/2014 - 8/26/2014

Bouquets: French Still-Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse Dallas Museum of Art , 10/26/2014 - 6/21/2015

Art of the 20th Century San Diego Museum of Art , 7/23/2016 - 00/00/00

Matisse- Bonnard. 'Long live Painting!' StÃ¤del Museum , 9/13/2017 - 1/14/2018

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Ms. Mary Stofflet. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 178, 186, 187, Figure Number: 187

Mr. Reginald Poland. A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 12

Richard Whelan. Impressionist Flowers: First Glance Books. Cobb, California, 1998
Page Number: 174, 175, Figure Number: 174

The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 48, 51, Figure Number: 51

Mr. Reginald Poland. Official Art Exhibition of the San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1935
Page Number: xxxviii, lv, Figure Number: 641

Mr. Reginald Poland. Illustrated Catalogue: Official Art Exhibition of the San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1935
Page Number: xxxviii, lv, Figure Number: 641

Illustrated Catalogue: Official Art Exhibition of the San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1935
Page Number: 32, no. 641

Illustrated Catalogue of the Official Art Exhibition of the San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1936
Page Number: 19, no. 141

Illustrated Catalogue of the Official Art Exhibition of the San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1936
Page Number: 53, Figure Number: 53

Loan Exhibition of International Art Los Angeles Art Association. Los Angeles, California, 1937
Page Number: 36, 42, Figure Number: 142

Walter Heil. Golden Gate International Exposition, The Recorder Printing & Publishing Co.. San Francisco, California, 1940
Page Number: 84 no. 685, 89, Figure Number: 685

Dominique Fourcade and Jack Cowart. Henri Matisse: The National Gallery of Art. Washington, Dictrict of Columbia, 1987
Page Number: 277 no. 5, Figure Number: 5

Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade. Henri Matisse: The National Gallery of Art. Washington, Dictrict of Columbia, 1987
Page Number: 76, Figure Number: 21

Arthur Millier. Masters of Art: Los Angeles County Fair Association. Pomona, California, 1950
Page Number: yes, Figure Number: yes

Michael P. Mazzatesta. Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, Texas, 1984
Page Number: 30, Figure Number: 32

Michael P. Mazzatesta. Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, Texas, 1984
Page Number: 106-107, Figure Number: 32

Magic of Flowers in Painting Wildenstein. New York, New York, 1954
Page Number: Cat. no. 40

Henri Matisse Acquavell Galleries, Inc.. New York, New York, 1973
Page Number: Cat no. 12, Figure Number: 12

Henri Matisse: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948
Page Number: 39 no. 39

Henri Matisse: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948
Page Number: no. 39, Figure Number: 39

Still Life Painting Since 1470 Milwaukee Art Institute. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1956
Page Number: 15 no. 37

Mr. Steven Kern. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 145, Figure Number: 145

Property from a Private American Collection Christie's. New York, New York, November 1, 2005
Page Number: 30, 31, Figure Number: 5

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn (Michelle) Abrams and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn (Michelle) Abrams. Blue Cows and Happy Fruit: Kids-Did-It! Properties. San Diego, California, 2007
Page Number: 21, Figure Number: 21 (detail)

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn (Michelle) Abrams and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn (Michelle) Abrams. Blue Cows and Happy Fruit: Kids-Did-It! Properties. San Diego, California, 2007
Page Number: 69, Figure Number: 69

Mr. Jacques Ã‰lie Faure and Mr. Jules (Louis Henri Jean Farigoule) Romians. Henri-Matisse Georges CrÃ©s et Cie.. Paris, France, 1920
Page Number: 23, Figure Number: 23

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Representative Modern Artists The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1920
Page Number: 16 no. 148

Heather MacDonald and Audrey Gay-Mazuel. Working Among Flowers Yale University Press. 2015
Figure Number: 67