Henri Matisse
The Maintenon Viaduct
1917
Physical Qualities
Oil on fabric, mounted on pressed paperboard, 13 x 16 1/16 in. (33 x 40.8 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.232
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, October 8, 1924; Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, by purchase, 1924; Henri Aubry collection sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris; Henri Aubry, Paris; D. Aubry by purchase, 1918; Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, by purchase, 1918; the artist
"Collection de M. Henri Aubry", Hotel Drout, Paris, April 6, 1924.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 36 (exhibited as "Maintenon").
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", November 3, 1931-December 6, 1931, no. 36 (exhibited as "Viaduct at Maintenon").
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 35 (exhibited as "Aquaduct of Maintenon").
The Society of the 4 Arts, Palm Beach, FL, "The Art of Henri Matisse", February 6, 1953-March 1, 1953, no. 17 (exhibited as "Aqueduct at Maintenon").
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 19 (exhibited as "Aqueduct at Maintenon").
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, August 24, 1979-October 14, 1979.
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3, 1996-December 28, 1996, no. 10; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8, 1997-February 11, 1997.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Denver Art Museum, March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 36 (exhibited as "Maintenon").
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Henri Matisse Retrospective Exhibition", November 3, 1931-December 6, 1931, no. 36 (exhibited as "Viaduct at Maintenon").
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 35 (exhibited as "Aquaduct of Maintenon").
The Society of the 4 Arts, Palm Beach, FL, "The Art of Henri Matisse", February 6, 1953-March 1, 1953, no. 17 (exhibited as "Aqueduct at Maintenon").
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974-May 4, 1974, no. 19 (exhibited as "Aqueduct at Maintenon").
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, August 24, 1979-October 14, 1979.
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3, 1996-December 28, 1996, no. 10; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8, 1997-February 11, 1997.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Matisse from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Denver Art Museum, March 11, 2000-June 25, 2000; Birmingham Museum of Art, July 23, 2000-September 17, 2000; The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 10, 2000-January 28, 2001.
"Collection de M. Henri Aubry," Paris: Hotel Drout, 1924, no. 96.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, p. 6, no. 36. (Published as "Maintenon")
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Henri Matisse Retrospective Exhibition,” New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1931, p. 49, no. 36. (Published as "Viaduct at Maintenon")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 24, pl. 36, ill. (Published as "L'Acqueduc de Maintenon")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 14. (Published as "Aquaduct of Maintenon")
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., "Matisse: His Art and His Public," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1951, pp. 557, 575. (Published as "Aqueduct of Maintenon")
"The Art of Henri Matisse," Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the 4 Arts, 1953, no. 17. (Published as "Aqueduct at Maintenon")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 32, no. 47. (Published as "Aquaduct of Maintenon")
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 66, no. 44. (Published as "Aqueduct of Maintenon")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 19. (Published as "Aqueduct at Maintenon")
Pierre Schneider, Massimo Carrà and Xavier Deryng, "Tout l'Oeuvre Peint de Matisse 1904-1928," Paris: Flammarion, 1982, pp. 97-98, 114, no. 274, ill. (Published as "L'Acqueduc à Maintenon")
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 175, 197.
Jack Cowart and Dominique Fourcade, "Henri Matisse The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987, pp. 92-93, 333, pl. 40, ill. (Published as "Le viaduc de Maintenon")
Guy-Patrice and Michel Dauberville, "Henri Matisse Chez Bernheim-Jeune, vols. 1-2" Paris: Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1995, pp. 679, 1435, no. 246, ill. (Published as "L'aqueduc, Maintenon")
Nobuyuki Senzoku and Akira Tomita, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: Brain Trust Inc., 1996, pp. 57, 149, 158, no. 10, ill.
Jack Flam, "Matisse in the Cone Collection: The Poetics of Vision," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2001, pp. 55, 57, pl. 20, ill.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower left in paint, "Henri Matisse" Verso: Top right, graphite, "1950232" Frame: Verso: Top left in black grease pencil, "21250 90" Bottom right in black grease pencil, "#345" Top center in black grease pencil, "T" These inscriptions are normally covered by the frame build up.
On View at the BMA
