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Henri Matisse
Color Sample for La Gerbe (The Sheaf)1953

Not on view
Abstract work on paper, vertical rectangle of saturated magenta pigment with subtle vertical striations, pale patch in upper left, and pooled drips along the bottom edge
Artist or Maker
Henri Matisse
France, 1869-1954
Title
Color Sample for La Gerbe (The Sheaf)
Date Made
1953
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (32.7 × 19.69 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of Frances L. Brody
Accession Number
M.2013.136.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York