Previously On View
A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore
Date
October 3, 2021 - January 2, 2022
This exhibition explores the 43-year friendship between artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Baltimore collector Etta Cone (1870-1949). More than 160 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and illustrated books provide new insights into the formation of the renowned Cone Collection, one of the greatest collections of modern art in the United States.
Etta, with her older sister Claribel (1864-1929), acquired more than 700 works by Matisse between 1906 and 1949 and bequeathed the majority of them to the BMA as part of a gift of 3,000 objects. Etta’s dedication and curiosity ultimately lent the Cone collection its characteristic depth and breadth. After accepting Etta’s invitation to visit her in Baltimore in 1930, Matisse realized he could have a major U.S. presence, and began creating and offering Etta specific works of art with the Cone collection in mind.” Among these works are masterpieces such as The Yellow Dress (1929-31) and Large Reclining Nude (1935), rarely shown drawings, and the preliminary studies for his first illustrated book, Poems by Stéphane Mallarmé (1932). The works in the exhibition are generally arranged by acquisition date, demonstrating Cone’s increasingly discerning eye for Matisse’s work throughout their long partnership.
A fully illustrated catalog accompanying the exhibition contains new scholarship on the formal, technical, and social aspects of the decades-long working partnership between artist and patron.
This exhibition is co-curated by Katy Rothkopf, The Anne and Ben Cone Memorial Director of The Ruth R. Marder Center for Matisse Studies and Senior Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the BMA, and Leslie Cozzi, BMA Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.
Sponsored By
This exhibition is generously supported by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, and The Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Exhibition Endowment Fund. Additional support is provided by Laura Freedlander and the Robert Lehman Foundation.
Gallery Images
Location
Special Exhibition Galleries
Select Artworks in this Exhibition
Henri Matisse
Girl with Aquarium
1931
Henri Matisse
Mlle. Irène Vignier
c. 1914
Henri Matisse
Young Girl with Plumed Hat in Profile
1919
Henri Matisse
Study for “Interior with Dog”
c. 1934
Henri Matisse
Seated Odalisque and Sketch
1931
Henri Matisse
Profile Head with Ruffle
1937
Henri Matisse
Reclining Odalisque with Checkerboard
1927 or 1928
Henri Matisse
Study for “Large Reclining Nude”
1935
Henri Matisse
Model Resting on Her Arms
1936
Henri Matisse
Reclining Nude with Arm behind Head
1937
Henri Matisse
Artist and Model Reflected in a Mirror
1937
Henri Matisse
Reclining Model with a Flowered Robe
c. 1923-1924
Henri Matisse
Nude Male Model Seated on a Stool
c. 1898
Henri Matisse
Nude Female Model Seated on a Stool, Facing Right
c. 1900
Henri Matisse
Nude Female Model Seated on Floor
c. 1898
Henri Matisse
Rumanian Blouse
1937
Henri Matisse
The Plumed Hat
c. 1919
Henri Matisse
Three Quarter Profile
1936
Henri Matisse
Self-Portrait
1937
Henri Matisse
Etta Cone (I/VI)
1933-1934
Henri Matisse
Etta Cone (V/VI)
1933-1934
Henri Matisse
Etta Cone (VI/VI)
1933-1934
Henri Matisse
Crouching Nude with Eyes Lowered
1906
Henri Matisse
Face with Bangs
1913
Henri Matisse
Nude with Blue Cushion next to a Fireplace
1925
Henri Matisse
The Large Nude
1906
Henri Matisse
Cézanne
1914
Henri Matisse
Large Woodcut
1906
Henri Matisse
Small Light Woodcut
1906
Henri Matisse
Upside Down Nude with Stove
1929
Henri Matisse
Nude with Blue Cushion
1924
Henri Matisse
Studies for “Summer Sadness” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Herodias” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for tailpiece from “Herodias” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Arranging the Hair of Herodias” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Nymphs” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Fan Belonging to Madame Mallarmé” (refused etching)
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Studies
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Studies
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Jinx”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Apparition”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Flowers”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Flowers”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Herodias”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Herodias”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Arranging the Hair of Herodias”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Nymphs”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Nymphs”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Nymph and Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Faun”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Fan Belonging to Madame Mallarmé”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Fan Belonging to Madame Mallarmé”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “Rondels”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Swan”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Swan”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Hair”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Tomb of Charles Baudelaire”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Tomb of Edgar Poe”
1931-1932
Henri Matisse
The Dance
1935-1936
Henri Matisse
The Convalescent Woman (The Sick Woman)
1899
Henri Matisse
The Harbor at Collioure
1905
Henri Matisse
Yellow Pottery from Provence
1905
Henri Matisse
Large Cliff with Fish
1920
Henri Matisse
The Pierced Rock
1920
Henri Matisse
Étretat, the Beach
1920
Henri Matisse
Young Woman at the Window, Sunset
1921
Henri Matisse
Still Life, Bouquet of Dahlias and White Book
1923
Henri Matisse
Standing Odalisque Reflected in a Mirror
1923
Henri Matisse
Seated Odalisque, Left Leg Bent
1926
Henri Matisse
Interior, Flowers and Parakeets
1924
Henri Matisse
Odalisque with Green Sash
1926
Henri Matisse
Ballet Dancer Seated on a Stool
1927
Henri Matisse
Seated Odalisque, Left Knee Bent, Ornamental Background and Checkerboard
1928
Henri Matisse
The Yellow Dress
1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Interior with Dog
1934
Henri Matisse
Large Reclining Nude
1935
Henri Matisse
The Blue Eyes
1935
Henri Matisse
Purple Robe and Anemones
1937
Henri Matisse
Small Rumanian Blouse with Foliage
1937
Henri Matisse
Striped Robe, Fruit, and Anemones
1940
Henri Matisse
Two Girls, Red and Green Background
1947
Henri Matisse
The Serf
Original model 1900-1903; this cast c. 1908
Henri Matisse
Madeleine I
Original model 1901; this cast 1925
Henri Matisse
Woman Leaning on Her Hands
Original model 1905; this cast 1922
Henri Matisse
Head of a Child (Pierre Matisse)
Original model 1904-1905; this cast 1922
Henri Matisse
Reclining Nude I (Aurore)
Original model 1907; this cast c. 1930
Henri Matisse
Two Women
Original model 1907-1908; this cast c. 1930
Henri Matisse
Seated Nude with Arms on Head
Original model 1904; this cast c. 1930
Henri Matisse
Small Crouching Nude without an Arm
Original model 1908; this cast 1922
Henri Matisse
Seated Nude Clasping Her Right Leg
Original model 1918; this cast 1930
Henri Matisse
Crouching Venus
Original model 1918-1919; this cast 1930
Henri Matisse
Large Seated Nude
Original model 1922-1929; this cast 1930
Henri Matisse
Tiari (with Necklace)
Original model 1930; this cast 1930
Henri Matisse
Venus in a Shell I
Original model 1930; this cast 1931
Unidentified
Portable Writing Desk
18th century
Unidentified
Stand
19th century
Embroidered Textile with Prayer Niche (suzani with mihrab)
19th century
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Study for “The Yellow Dress”
c. 1929-1931
Henri Matisse
Lisette
1929-1931
Embroidered Partial Cover
17th century