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Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954.)

Piano Lesson [La leçon de piano]. (late summer 1916)

Oil on canvas, 8' 1/2" x 6' 11 3/4" (245.1 x 212.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

125.46

Other works by this artist


Provenance:

Artist's collection, Nice and Paris. 1916 - 1926
Paul Guillaume (d. 1934), Paris. 1926 - 1934
Mrs. Paul Guillaume, Paris. 1934 - [c.1940]
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York. 1940 - 1946
Valentine Gallery, New York (F. Valentine Dudensing). 1946
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Valentine Gallery, 1946

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