About This Artwork
Henri Matisse
French, 1869-1954
Portrait of John Dewey1930/34
Charcoal, with stumping on ivory laid paper
634 x 482 mm
Signed recto, lower right, in graphite: "Henri Matisse"
Gift of Pierre Matisse in memory of Carl O. Schniewind, 1969.5
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Ownership History
The artist's son, Pierre Matisse, New York, 1954 [a letter from Pierre Matisse of November 15, 1968 in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 1969.