Henri Matisse
Head of a Young Girl (Marguerite)
1905
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Henri Matisse
Head of a Young Girl (Marguerite)
1905
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 6 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 17.1 x 14.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.426
Small bronze portrait bust of artist's daughter Marguerite.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the artist, 30 Oct. 1929.
"Behold the Child", The Baltimore Museum of Art, November 7-December 3. 1950.
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
"Matisse Sculpture", Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, February 10-March 2, 1953.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse Sculpture", Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, October 3, 1984- January 6, 1985.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-January 11, 2004.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
"Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 1951-January 13, 1952; The Cleveland Museum of Art February 5-March 16, 1952; The Art Institute of Chicago, April 1-May 1, 1952; The San Francisco Museum of Art May 21-July 6, 1952.
"Matisse Sculpture", Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, February 10-March 2, 1953.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, "The Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", March 29-May 11, 1974.
Brenda Richardson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, "Matisse in The Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", August 24-October 14, 1979.
"Matisse Sculpture", Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery, October 3, 1984- January 6, 1985.
"Henri Matisse", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencià, Spain, October 23, 2003-January 11, 2004.
Jay Fisher, American Federation of the Arts, "Matisse as Printmaker", The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; circulating to The Tampa Museum of Art, January 29, 2010-April 10, 2010.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore, Maryland" (Baltimore: 1934) plate. # 119c.
'Cone Bequest,' "BMA News," Oct. 1949, no. 113.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: BMA, 1955) 45, no. 146.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," revised edition (Baltimore: BMA, 1967) no. 135.
Albert Elsen, 'The Sculpture of Matisse, Part III: Primitivism, Partial Figures and Portraits' "Art Forum, vol. VII, #3, Nov. 1968.
Albert Elsen, "The Sculpture of Matisse," (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1971?) 118.
Legg, Alicia. The Sculpture of Matisse. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1972, cat. no. 51, page 14.
Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, "The Sculpture of Henri Matisse," (London: The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984) cat. # 21.
John Klein, "Matisse Portraits," (London: Yale University Press, 2001) pl. 63, ill.
Soria, Martine. Henri Matisse. [Valencia]: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern; BBVA, [2003], pages 148-149.
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: Signed "Henri Matisse," proper right near base.
Markings: "Cire C. Valsuani Perdue" [Valsuani Cire Perdue] "5/10"
