Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Le Canal du Midi

Details

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Le Canal du Midi
signed 'H. Matisse' (lower right)
oil on panel
9½ x 14¼in. (24 x 36cm.)
Painted in Toulouse in 1898

Provenance

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris. Galerie Druet, Paris (2886).
Leo & Gertrude Stein, Paris.
Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Steinberg, Palm Springs by whom purchased from the above in 1949.

Literature

P. Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, p. 114.
G-P. & M. Dauberville, Matisse chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1995, no.38 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Druet, Henri Matisse, 1906.
San Franciso, San Francisco Museum of Art, Les Fauves, Nov. 1953.
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Stein Collection, Feb. 1962.
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and her Family, Apr.-June 1971.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Matisse, 1971 (70.1049).
Toulouse, Musée d'Art Moderne de Toulouse Matisse: Ajaccio-Toulouse 1898-1899 - Une Saison de Peinture, 9 Oct.-15 Dec.1986, no.10.

Sale room notice

Please note the medium of this work is oil on board laid down on panel and not as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

It is not surprising to discover that the present painting was once owned by the celebrated patrons and collectors Leo & Gertrude Stein. Intially, there were more Matisses than Picassos on the walls of the Stein appartment in the rue de Fleurus, as Michael Stein and his wife Sarah had collected Matisse's work as early as 1902. Always eloquent and composed, Matisse was a welcome guest whom the Steins were proud to introduce their american friends.

Wanda de Guébriant has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work in a letter dated Paris, le 8 June 1988 stating that it is registered in the Henri Matisse archives under the number PZ245.

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