The Oriental (L'Asiatique)
1939
Artist, French, 1869 - 1954

Artwork overview
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Medium
charcoal on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 61 x 40.8 cm (24 x 16 1/16 in.)
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Accession
1991.68.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(William H. Schab Gallery, Inc., New York); Franklin D. Murphy; gift to NGA in 1991.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 352-353, color repro.
1993
Drawings and Papiers Découpés by Henri Matisse, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany, 1993-1994, no. 36.
2002
Matisse: L'Emotion du Trait, le Don de l'Espace, National Museum of History, Taipai, Taiwan, 2002-2003.
2003
Une fête en Cimmérie, Musée Matisse, Nice, 2003.
Bibliography
n.d.
William H. Schab Gallery, Inc. Graphic Arts of Five Centuries, Prints and Drawings. New York, n.d. (Catalogue no. 26): 145, no. 151.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: H Matisse / 39; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Exp. Marseille
Wikidata ID
Q64573670