Object number1973.12.4

Roses de Noël et Saxifrage

Date1944

Artist Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

CultureFrench

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 20 1/16 x 25 3/16 in. (51 x 64 cm)
Framed: 25 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 2 5/8 in. (64.8 x 79.5 x 6.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Pitt (Juliet Thompson, class of 1922)

Period20th c

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Painting

SignedOn recto, signed lower right: Henri Matisse

InscribedOn recto, by artist, lower right: 1/44

MarkingsPierre Matisse Gallery, No. C-2293

BibliographyVerve magazine, vol IV, no. 13 (1945); pp. 11-12, repr. O'Brian, John, "Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse," (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999) p. 180, repr. Nobuyuki, Okabe, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College," (Japan: Yamagata Museum of Art, 2008) Cat. no. 21, p. 65 Campbell, Anna & Jobling, Billy, Post War & Contemporary Art Department - London June 29 Evening Sale: 11797 (London: Christie's, 2016), p. 116, repr. Grammont, Claudine, ed. Colour Unbound: Matisse, 1941-1954. London: Thames & Hudson, 2026, p. 46-47.ProvenanceCollection of the Artist, Vence, France, c. 1944-1946;
Collection of Pierre Matisse, 1953
Sold to Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, April, 1953;
Sold to Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Pitt, April, 1953;
Gifted to Vassar College Art Gallery, 1973

Vassar Exhibitions

Second Sight: Originality, Duplicity, and the Object

Paris-New York: Modernist Painting in 19th and 20th century Masterworks from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College

Exhibition HistoryExhibition at Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1946

"Second Sight: Originality, Duplicity, and the Object," Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY, January 14 - April 10, 2005;

Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Shimane Art Museum, Matsue, Japan, March 7 - May 11, 2008; Ishibashi Museum of Art, Kurume, Japan, May 17 - July 20, 2008; Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata, Japan, July 30 - August 31, 2008; Fuchu Art Museum, Fuchu, Japan, September 6 - November 3, 2008; Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, Miyazaki, Japan, November 14 - December 14, 2008;

"Matisse, 1941-1954," Grand Palais Rmn and Centre Pompidou at the Grand Palais, Paris, France, March 24 - July 26, 2026;
DescriptionDepiction of a still life with a bowl of yellow and orange fruit and three vases of flowers on a red surface. In the background is the general shape of a fireplace.

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