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Apr 20, 2015

Sep 15, 2005

Festival of Flowers, Nice (Fête des fleurs)

1923

Henri Matisse

(French, 1869–1954)

France, 20th century

Oil on canvas

Framed: 92.7 x 119.1 x 8.9 cm (36 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Unframed: 65.5 x 92.7 cm (25 13/16 x 36 1/2 in.)

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1946.444

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223 20th Century Avant-Garde

Description

While living in Nice after World War I, Matisse adopted a more relaxed style saturated with the warm colors of the Mediterranean. This painting depicts the view from the balcony of Matisse's room at the Hôtel de la Meditérranée overlooking the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Pictured on the balcony are Matisse's daughter, Marguerite, and his model, Henriette, poised to toss their flowers to the participants in the parade below.

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Inscription

Signed lower left: "Henri-Matisse"

Provenance

Sold to Bernheim-Jeune; Marcel Kapferer, Paris (1923); (Knoedler); Ralph M. Coe, Cleveland (1928); (P. Rosenberg, New York)

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 517 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 199 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 199 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 248 archive.org

Exhibition history

Paris: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (9/19/00-1/15/01); Méditerranée de Courbet à Matisse, exh. cat. no. 46, Ill. 98, p. 143, pp199-200.

The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/21/2005 - 09/11/2005); "CMA Highlights"

CMA (organizer). Beijing World Art Museum, China, May 26 - Aug. 27, 2006; Mori Arts Center, Tokyo, Japan: Sept. 9 - Nov. 26, 2006; Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea: Dec. 18, 2006 - March 31, 2007; Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea: Apr. 7 - May 20, 2007; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: June 9 - Sept. 16, 2007; Cleveland Museum of Art, Oct. 21, 2007- January 13, 2008; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Feb. 21-June 1, 2008; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, June 22 - September 21, 2008; and the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, October 12, 2008 - January 18, 2009: "Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art"

Musée Matisse, Nice, France (6/12/2015 - 10/4/2015): "Henri Matisse : promenades intérieures"

Art: The International Language. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956).

The Logic of Modern Art. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (January 19-February 28, 1961).

Méditerranée, de Courbet à Matisse 1850-1925. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (September 19, 2000-February 26, 2001).

Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).

Henri Matisse : promenades intérieures. Musée Matisse, Nice, Nice, France (organizer) (June 12-October 4, 2015).

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