About This Artwork
Henri Matisse
French, 1869-1954
Head of a Woman1941
Pen and black ink on ivory wove paper
293 x 222 mm
Signed recto, lower right, in pen and black ink: "Henri Matisse 41"
Gift of Paul Gerstley, 1991.674
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Recent Acquisitions: Gifts of 20th Century Works on Paper to the Permanent Collection," July 16, 1993-January 23, 1994, no cat.
Ownership History
Paul Gerstley, California, from July 1961 [letter from Gerstley of August 28, 1991 in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 1991.