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Monsieur Loyal, from Jazz

A work made of color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso).

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  • A work made of color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso).

Date:

1947

Artist:

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 20th century)
published by Tériade for Éditions Verve (French, 1943–1975)

About this artwork

This character was inspired by Joseph-Léopold Loyal, an actual ringmaster of the Cirque de l’Imperatrice and Cirque Napoléon during the late 19th century.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

Monsieur Loyal, from Jazz

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Copyrighted 1947

Medium

Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black (recto); photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper (verso)

Dimensions

Sheet, folded: 42.2 × 32.6 cm (16 5/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.2 × 65.2 cm (16 5/8 × 25 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Simeon B. Williams Fund

Reference Number

1948.80.6

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