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

Not on view
Abstract work on paper, a single field of vivid royal blue with uneven wash coverage, lighter horizontal band near the top, irregular paper edges visible
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: 11 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (28.89 × 19.69 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of Frances L. Brody
Accession Number
M.2013.136.10
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York