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The Seamstress

A work made of fabricated black chalk, with touches of pen and black ink, on cream wove paper, laid down on japanese paper.

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  • A work made of fabricated black chalk, with touches of pen and black ink, on cream wove paper, laid down on japanese paper.

Date:

1900

Artist:

Henri Matisse
French, 1869–1954

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

The Seamstress

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

Date

Made 1900

Medium

Fabricated black chalk, with touches of pen and black ink, on cream wove paper, laid down on Japanese paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed, signed, and dated recto, lower center, in soft fabricated black chalk: "À mon ami Vassaux / Henri Matisse / 1900"

Dimensions

30.9 × 21.7 cm (12 3/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray

Reference Number

2022.84

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