Man's Head, Flowered Background

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

Man's Head, Flowered Background

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.

1909–1919

Medium

Etching in black on grayish ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image/primary support: 24 × 18.8 cm (9 1/2 × 7 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.3 × 19.4 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 44.9 × 31.6 cm (17 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy G. and David Fryberger

Reference Number

2012.920

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