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Edmond Vairel
Le Cauchemar de l'éléphant blanc (from Jazz)1947

Not on view
Abstract horizontal painting with a mustard-yellow rectangle bordered by fluid black organic forms on an off-white ground, with red lightning-bolt shapes, a white figure-like form, and a small blue star within the yellow field

Edmond Vairel, Tériade Éditeur, Henri Matisse, Draeger Frères, Le Cauchemar de l'éléphant blanc (from Jazz), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by James and Ilene Nathan, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Publisher
Edmond Vairel
Publisher
Tériade Éditeur
Publisher
Henri Matisse
Publisher
Draeger Frères
Title
Le Cauchemar de l'éléphant blanc (from Jazz)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1947
Medium
Stencil print
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 25 3/4 in. (42.23 × 65.41 cm) Image: 16 1/4 × 25 1/8 in. (41.28 × 63.82 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by James and Ilene Nathan
Accession Number
M.86.198.4
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1992, vol. 29-30, no. 12-1 (December, 1991-January, 1993).
Copyright
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York