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Une Négresse (study, recto and verso) - Image 1
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Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé

Une Négresse (study, recto and verso)

1930-1931

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Une Négresse (study, recto and verso)

1930-1931

Physical Qualities Graphite with erasing on paper (recto); graphite (verso), Sheet: 331 x 251 mm. (13 1/16 x 9 7/8 in.) Mat: 20" x 16"
Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number 1950.12.698
This work of art is on the reverse of 1950.12.699 which is secured in a two-sided mat. May need to remove from mat to verify.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest of Etta Cone, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, MD by purchase, 1931-33; the artist
BMA, "Henri Matisse: The Spirited Line--Works on Paper, 1898-1950, from the Museum Collection," 7 September - 2 November 1986.

Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "La Negresse I / Henri Matisse"

Markings: Chopmark: MALLARME ET MATISSE Watermark: -T ARCHES [cut off/partial; vertical in upper right]

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