%C2%A9 Succession H. Matisse %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Head of Marguerite, 1915
Henri Matisseexpand_more
Bronzeexpand_more
Gift of the Dayton-Hudson Corporationexpand_more 71.9.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
About a third of Matisse’s sculptures are portrait busts or heads. This one depicts his daughter Marguerite. For a long time she served as an assistant in Matisse’s studio, and was frequently depicted by the artist up until her marriage in 1923. Its forceful modeling, asymmetrical gaunt head, and evocative fusion of bust and pedestal endow Head of Marguerite with a unique expressionistic power among Matisse’s sculpted portraits.
Details
- Title
- Head of Marguerite
- Artist Life
- 1869–1954
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 71.9.2
- Provenance
- The artist. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frederik Hellström (1890-1968), Consul General of Sweden, Minneapolis (by 1953–1955, sold to Bruce Dayton); Dayton Hudson Corporation, Minneapoli (1955–71, given to Mia)
- Curator Approved
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