MATISSE, HENRI

Additional reading Lawrence Gowing, Matisse (1979), a general introduction to his art; Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and His Public (1951, reprinted 1974), an excellent critical analysis; John Russell et al., The World of Matisse, 18691954 (1969), a general work; Pierre Schneider (ed.), Exposition Henri Matisse (1970), the catalog of the Paris retrospective show of 1970; Louis Aragon, Henri Matisse, roman, 2 vol. (1971), a poetic evocation by a perceptive French contemporary of the painter; Jack D. Flam (ed.), Matisse on Art (1973), a collection and analysis of many statements by Matisse on art. Major Works: Paintings The Dinner Table (La Desserte; 1897; Stavros S. Niarchos Collection, London); Compote and Glass Pitcher (1899; Baltimore Museum of Art); La Coiffure (1901; Philadelphia Museum of Art); Carmelina (1903; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston); Luxe, calme, et volupt (190405; private collection, Paris); Joy of Life (190506; Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pa.); Open Window (1905; John Hay Whitney Collection, New York City); Woman with the Hat (1905; Walter A. Haas Collection, San Francisco); The Blue Nude (1907; Baltimore Museum of Art); Le Luxe (1907; Muse National d'Art Moderne, Paris); The Dessert, a Harmony in Red (1908; Hermitage, St. Petersburg); Red Madras Headdress (1908; Barnes Foundation); Dance (1909; Museum of Modern Art, New York City); The Red Studio (1911; Museum of Modern Art); Goldfish and Sculpture (1911; Museum of Modern Art); The Blue Window (1911; Museum of Modern Art); Goldfish (1912; Barnes Foundation); Goldfish (1915; Samuel A. Marx Collection, Chicago); Piano Lesson (1916; Museum of Modern Art); Interior with a Violin Case (191718; Museum of Modern Art); Montalban, Large Landscape (1918; private collection); Odalisque with Magnolias (1924; private collection); Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background (1927; Muse National d'Art Moderne); The Dance I (193132; Muse d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris); The Dance II (193233; Barnes Foundation); The Pink Nude (1935; Baltimore Museum of Art); Lady in Blue (1937; Mrs. John Wintersteen Collection, Philadelphia); La Musique (1939; AlbrightKnox Art Gallery, Buffalo); Dancer and Armchair, Black Background (1942; private collection); Large Interior in Red (1948; Muse National d'Art Moderne); Chapelle du Rosaire (1951; Vence, Fr.; entire decoration designed by Matisse); Sorrows of the King (1952; Muse National d'Art Moderne); Souvenir of Oceania (1953; Museum of Modern Art). Sculpture (all bronze, several examples of each). Jaguar Devouring a Hare (1899; private collection); The Slave (190003; Baltimore Museum of Art, and elsewhere); Madeleine I (1901; Baltimore Museum of Art and elsewhere); Small Head (190607); Two Negresses (1908); The Back IIV (190930); Jeanette IV (1910); Seated Nude (1925).