Oriental Crouching Veil on the Head (Voile Oriental Accroupi sur la Tête)
Artist
Henri Matisse(French, 1869–1954)French, 1869–1954
CultureFrench
Titles
- Oriental Crouching Veil on the Head (Voile Oriental Accroupi sur la Tête)
Date1929
PlaceFrance
MediumDrypoint, printed chine collé, on wove paper, edition 9/25
DimensionsPlate: 5 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (15.1 × 12.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (37.9 × 28.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (37.9 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number39.78
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 27–November 3, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 67356
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom right: 9/25 / Henri-Matisse
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right top edge: 4D
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: A67-32
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Pl123.
Verso: Inscribed in red pencil, upper center: 39-78"
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom right: 9/25 / Henri-Matisse
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right top edge: 4D
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: A67-32
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Pl123.
Verso: Inscribed in red pencil, upper center: 39-78"
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom right: 9/25 / Henri-Matisse
Recto: Watermark, lower right edge: …HES [partial]
Catalogue raisonnéDuthuit 155
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