Decorative Figure
- Date
- August 1908, cast 1954
- Material
- Bronze
- cast in
- Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 215
- Dimensions
- 28 1/2 x 20 x 12 in. (72.4 x 50.8 x 30.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Weil
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 173:1959
NOTES
A female figure leans on a pedestal with her left leg crossed over her right. Her body forms a dynamic serpentine line that is visible when she is viewed from any angle. A clay model for this sculpture was in Henri Matisse’s studio around the time he was painting Bathers with a Turtle in 1908 and may have influenced its development. The pose of the woman here, with her hand pressed between her legs, is similar to that of the seated bather in the picture.
Provenance
1954 -
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, NY, USA
c.1957 -
Fine Arts Associates, New York, NY
- 1959
Florence S. and Richard K. Weil, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Fine Arts Associates [1]
1959 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Florence S. and Richard K. Weil [2]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the catalogue raisonné [Duthuit, M. & Mme. Claude. "Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté." Paris: C. Duthuit, 1997, cat. no. 41, cast no. 5]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] Information from the Museum's accession record [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and the Advisory Committee of the City Art Museum, December 10, 1959.
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, NY, USA
c.1957 -
Fine Arts Associates, New York, NY
- 1959
Florence S. and Richard K. Weil, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Fine Arts Associates [1]
1959 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Florence S. and Richard K. Weil [2]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the catalogue raisonné [Duthuit, M. & Mme. Claude. "Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté." Paris: C. Duthuit, 1997, cat. no. 41, cast no. 5]. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] Information from the Museum's accession record [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and the Advisory Committee of the City Art Museum, December 10, 1959.
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