The Back Series
| The Back Series | |
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| Artist | Henri Matisse |
| Year | 1909–1930 |
| Type | Plaster/Bronze |
The Back Seriesis a series of fourbas-reliefsculptures, byHenri Matisse.They are Matisse's largest and most monumental sculptures. The plaster originals are housed in theMusée Matissein Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France.
They were modeled between 1909 and 1930.Back (I)appeared in the second PostImpressionist show in London and theArmory ShowinNew York City.[1]
All four sculptures were unique plaster casts until 1950, whenBack (I),(III),and(IV)were cast in bronze.Back (II)was rediscovered in 1955, a year after the artist’s death, and then cast. The series have been cast in a bronze edition of twelve, including one for the artist's family. Nine complete sets are housed in nine major museums around the world:[2]
- Musée National d'Art Moderne(Paris)[3][4][5][6]
- Tate(London)[7][8][9][10]
- Kunsthaus Zürich(Zürich)
- Staatsgalerie Stuttgart(Stuttgart)
- Museum of Modern Art(New York)[11][12][13][14]
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden(Washington D. C.)[15][16][17][18]
- Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden(Los Angeles)[19][20][21][22]
- Kimbell Art Museum(Fort Worth)
- Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden,Museum of Fine Arts(Houston)[23][24][25][26]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Hilary Spurling (12 May 2007)."Hilary Spurling on Matisse's monolithic Back sculptures".the Guardian.
- ^"Lot Notes of Henri Matisse, The Back (IV)".christies.com.
- ^"Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, premier état".centrepompidou.fr.
- ^"Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, deuxième état".centrepompidou.fr.
- ^"Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, troisième état".centrepompidou.fr.
- ^"Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, quatrième état".centrepompidou.fr.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (I), Tate".tate.org.uk.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (II), Tate".tate.org.uk.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (III), Tate".tate.org.uk.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (IV), Tate".tate.org.uk.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (I), MoMA".MoMA.org.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (II), MoMA".MoMA.org.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (III), MoMA".MoMA.org.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (IV), MoMA".MoMA.org.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (I), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden".hirshhorn.si.edu.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (II), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden".hirshhorn.si.edu.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (III), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden".hirshhorn.si.edu.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (IV), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden".hirshhorn.si.edu.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (I), Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden".publicartinla.com.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (II), Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden".publicartinla.com.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (III), Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden".publicartinla.com.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (IV), Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden".publicartinla.com.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (I), MFAH".mfah.org.Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2016.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (II), MFAH".mfah.org.Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2016.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (III), MFAH".mfah.org.Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2016.
- ^"Henri Matisse, The Back (IV), MFAH".mfah.org.Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2016.
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