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The Day

A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove japanese vellum (discolored to tan).
© 2018 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove japanese vellum (discolored to tan).

Date:

1922

Artist:

Henri Matisse
French, 1869-1954

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

The Day

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.

1922

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream wove Japanese vellum (discolored to tan)

Dimensions

Image: 25.5 × 30 cm (10 1/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28 × 44 cm (11 1/16 × 17 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1923.804

Copyright

© 2018 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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