Henri Matisse
La Persane

ArtistFrench, 1869–1954
CultureFrench
Titles
  • La Persane
Datec. 1929
MediumLithograph on cream Japanese paper, artist’s proof, aside from the edition of 50
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (43.8 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Frances Marzio
Object number2024.1251
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, c. 1929; collection of Peter and Frances Parker Marzio (1947-2022)1, by 2022; Estate of Frances Parker Marzio, 2022-2023; given to MFAH, 2023.

1. Three years after marrying Peter Marzio in 1979, Frances Parker Marzio and her husband moved to Houston, where Peter assumed the position of Director at the MFAH. Putting to use an education received at the University of Miami and George Washington University, as well as experience gained as a fellow at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Frances served as the curator of antiquities at the MFAH from the early 1990s through 2016. During her tenure, she curated many exhibitions and wrote or co-wrote multiple books, and she coupled her curatorial work with responsibilities as an aide to the museum’s Board of Trustees.

Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below bottom right corner of image: Essai 10/H[?]
Watermark: None known
Catalogue raisonnéDuthuit 507, Hahnloser 51

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