Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for headpiece from “Le Guignon” (refused etching)
20th century
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Study for headpiece from “Le Guignon” (refused etching)
20th century
Physical Qualities
Etching and letterpress, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 330 x 250 mm. (13 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.12.694.2
Opposite 1950.12.694.1, same sheet
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; the artist
John Bidwell, "Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Books Arts," Morgan Library and Museum, 30 October 2015 - 18 January 2016.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.
Guillaud, Maurice, and Jacqueline Guillaud. Matisse: le rythme et la ligne. Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, plate no. 597 (published as “Le Guignon (pleine page)”).
Néret, Gilles. Matisse. [Place of publication not identified]: Konecky & Konecky, 1993, p. 154, no. 237 (published as “Le Guignon (rejected print for Poésies de Stéphané Mallarme)”).
Néret, Gilles. Henri Matisse. Köln; New York: Taschen, [1999], page 161 (published as “Le Guignon. Layout for the Mallarmé book, rejected plates”).
Cozzi, Leslie and Katherine Rothkopf (eds). "A Modern Influence: Henri Matisse, Etta Cone, and Baltimore." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2021. ill.
Inscribed: lower right in pencil: "Planche refusée Le Guignon / Henri Matisse"; upper right in pencil near title: "le poignet et trop bas"
Markings: WM: ARCHES [bottom left]
