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Henri Matisse

Les Gorges du Loup, 1920/1925

East Building, Ground Level — Gallery 103-E

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 50.2 x 60.9 cm (19 3/4 x 24 in.)

framed: 66.6 x 77.4 x 6.9 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.166

Artists / Makers

Henri Matisse (artist) French, 1869 - 1954

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Inscription

lower left: Henri-Matisse

Provenance

Dr. Jacques Soubies, Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 14 June 1928, no. 64); acquired by (Galerie Jacques Dubourg, Paris)[1] probably for (Kraushaar Galleries, New York); sold 6 September 1928 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.

[1] According to the results of the Soubies sale published in the Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, 16 June 1928.

[2] According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Dale, Chester
Drouot, Hôtel
Galerie Jacques Dubourg
Kraushaar Galleries
Soubies, Jacques, Dr.

Exhibition History

1928: Exhibition of Modern French Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings, C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, New York, 1928, no. 10, repro.

1928: Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 26

1931: Renoir and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, New York, 1931, no. 10.

1943: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro. p. 34

1952: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 37, repro.

1965: The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1929: Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 75, repro.

1943: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 34, repro.

1952: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 37, repro.

1960: Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 39, repro.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 88.

1965: Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 49, repro.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 77, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 228, repro.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 594, no. 920, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 260, repro.