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The Idol

A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove japanese vellum.
© 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.

Date:

1906

Artist:

Henri Matisse
French, 1869-1954

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

The Idol

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1906

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream wove Japanese vellum

Dimensions

Image: 44.5 × 22 cm (17 9/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 28.1 cm (17 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

Reference Number

1949.927

Copyright

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

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