Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Matisse and Friends: Selected Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art



The Denver Art Museum (DAM) hosted the exhibition Matisse and Friends: Selected Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art, October 12, 2014–February 8, 2015.

Matisse and Friends showcased14 paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington,D.C.,by artists Henri Matisse, André Derain, Albert Marquet, Maurice de Vlaminck, Raoul Dufy, Georges  Braque and Kees Van Dongen:



André Derain, Mountains at Collioure, 1905. Oil on canvas; overall: 32 x 39 1/2 in., framed: 42 1/2 x 50 x 3 3/8 in., The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. John Hay Whitney Collection 1982.76.4.



Henri Matisse, Open Window, Collioure, 1905. Oil on canvas; overall: 21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in., framed: 28 x 24 1/2 x 2 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.7.© 2014 Succession H. Matisse / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.




Raoul Dufy, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1906. Oil on canvas; overall: 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in., framed: 28 3/8 x 32 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.3.




Albert Marquet, Posters at Trouville, 1906. Oil on canvas; overall: 25 5/8 x 32 in., framed: 35 7/8 x 42 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.1.




Maurice de Vlaminck, Tugboat on the Seine, Chatou, 1906, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.4




Georges Braque, The Port of La Ciotat, 1907. Oil on canvas; overall: 25 1/2 x 31 7/8 in., framed: 35 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.6.



Kees Van Dongen, Saida c. 1913 (?) oil on canvas overall: 65.1 x 54.3 cm (25 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. framed: 86.7 x 75.6 x 4.8 cm (34 1/8 x 29 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.) The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney 1998.74.2.



Raoul Dufy, Regatta at Cowes, 1934. Oil on canvas; overall: 32 1/8 x 39 1/2 in., framed: 40 7/8 x 48 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington,D.C. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection 1970.17.30.



Raoul Dufy, Regatta at Henley 1937. Oil On Linen; 35 1/8 x 45 3/4 in.
89.2 x 116.2 cm The National Gallery of Art, Washington,D.C. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection 1970.17.31. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris





Henri Matisse, Still Life with Sleeping Woman, 1940. Oil on canvas; overall: 32 1/2 x 39 5/8 in., framed: 44 x 51 1/2 x 4 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon 1985.64.26.© 2014 Succession H. Matisse / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.



Henri Matisse, Woman Seated in Armchair, 1940. Oil on canvas; overall: 21 1/4 x 25 5/8 in., framed: 28 3/4 x 33 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Given in loving memory of her husband, Taft Schreiber, by Rita Schreiber 1989.31.1.© 2014 Succession H. Matisse / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.# # #