Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917
March 20–June 20, 2010
Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917 examines what is
without question the most innovative, momentous, and yet little-studied
time in the artist’s long career. Nearly 120 of his most ambitious and
experimental paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from the period
are on view. Matisse himself acknowledged the significance of these
years when he identified two paintings, Bathers by a River and The
Moroccans, as among his most pivotal. These monumental canvases
from the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of
Modern Art, New York, inspired the collaborative work of this exhibition
and serve as major touchstones within it. This is the first exhibition
to offer an in-depth investigation of Matisse’s art from this time,
revealing information uncovered through extensive new art-historical,
archival, and technical research.
Henri Matisse. Bathers by a River 1909–10, 1913,
1916–17. Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection, 1953.158. ©
2010 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Tomado de: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/Matisse/index
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