Henri Matisse
Madame Josette Gris
1913-1914
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Henri Matisse
Madame Josette Gris
1913-1914
Physical Qualities
Etching on chine collé, Sheet: 282 x 187 mm. (11 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Plate: 160 x 61 mm. (6 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Print Fund
Object Number
1950.167
Josette Gris (1891–1942) was married to the Spanish Cubist painter Juan Gris (1887–1927), who first met Matisse in 1914 in the South of France at the onset of World War I. The two artists soon became close friends, and Matisse asked Josette Gris to pose for a group of his etchings. Here, her strong features and pronounced eyebrows create a captivating and powerful depiction, made ever more interesting by the discovery of a ghost image of Walter Pach on the same print. For more information on this work, see the nearby text, Matisse’s Etching Technique: A Closer Look.
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.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Etched in Memory: Matisse's Early Portraits," November 5, 2023 - April 21, 2024.
Guillaud, Maurice, and Jacqueline Guillaud. Matisse: le rythme et la ligne. Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, plate no. 107.
