The Swimmer in the Tank, from Jazz

Prints and Drawings

1947

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 20th century)
published by Tériade for Éditions Verve (French, 1943–1975)

In The Swimmer in the Tank, as in some other plates including The Cowboy (next case), Matisse works with the book form through a balance of the two sheets that make up the spread. Here, a spectator watches a female swimmer in a tank.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: The Swimmer in the Tank, from Jazz
Place: France (Artist's nationality)
Date: Copyrighted 1947
Medium: Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Sheet, folded: 42 × 32.8 cm (16 9/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42 × 65.3 cm (16 9/16 × 25 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Simeon B. Williams Fund
Reference Number: 1948.80.15

The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Library, “Color and Rhythm: Henri Matisse’s Jazz,” March 15–May 10, 2011.

The artist and Tériad to Pierre Berrès, c. January 1948; sold to the Art Institute, May 20, 1948.

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