Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé
Study for “What silk with balm from advancing days” (refused etching)
20th century
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Study for “What silk with balm from advancing days” (refused etching)
20th century
Physical Qualities
Etching, 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
1950.12.694.28
1 of 2 refused etchings for Duthuit 5.24
Guillaud, Maurice, and Jacqueline Guillaud. Matisse: le rythme et la ligne. Paris: Guillaud Editions, 1987, plate no. 639 (published as “Hommage. no 1”).
Wappenschmidt, Kathrin. Henri Matisse: sein plastisches werk [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1992 (dissertation for Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel 1991), p. 383 (published as “Huldigung Nr. 1”).
Néret, Gilles. Matisse. [Place of publication not identified]: Konecky & Konecky, 1993, p. 158, no. 240 (published as “Hommage no. 1 (rejected print for Poésies de Stéphané Mallarme)”).
Inscribed: lower right in pencil: "Quelle soie aux baumes de temps no 1 / planche refusée Henri Matisse"
Markings: chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE
