Artist
Henri MatisseFrench, 1869–1954
CultureFrench
Titles
- Woman in a Purple Coat
Date1937
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 31 7/8 × 25 3/4 in. (81 × 65.4 cm)
Frame: 41 1/4 × 35 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (104.8 × 90.2 × 12.1 cm)
Frame: 41 1/4 × 35 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (104.8 × 90.2 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number74.141
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
223 Beck Galleries
Exposé
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Department
European Art, Beck CollectionSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Recent Works of Henri Matisse," Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris; Rosenberg and Helft, London, 1937.
"Masterpieces of Philadelphia Private Collections," Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1947.
"Philadelphia Collects Twentieth-Century Art," Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1963.
"U.S. Loan Exhibition," The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971–1973.
"Henri Matisse," Acquavella Gallery, New York, 1973.
"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.
"Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter," Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, May 26–September 2, 1984.
"Henri Matisse: A Retrospective," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower left: "Henri Matisse 37"
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