Costume for a Court Lady (Lantern Bearer) Artist: Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)

ca. 1920

Modern and Contemporary Art

Not on view
Medium

Robe: hand-painted silk with velvet; cap: hand-painted silk with glass beads

Dimensions

53 1/8 × 51 1/8 in. (134.94 × 129.86 cm)

Credit Line

Robert Lehman Foundation Acquisition Fund for Early European and Contemporary Art in memory of Allan S. Kaplan, B.A. 1957

Accession Number

2017.59.1a-b

Culture

French

Period

20th century

Classification

Apparel/Costume

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Sale of Costumes and Curtains from Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets, Sotheby’s at the ScalaTheatre, London, July 17th, 1978, lot 76v; Acquired by Olga and Ivor Mazure, London, in the 2000s.
Bibliography
  • Frauke V. Josenhans, "A 'Formalized Oriental Fantasy': Henri Matisse's 'Costume for a Court Lady (Lantern Bearer)'," in "Recent Acquisitions," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2018), 32–39, fig. 1
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2017), 25
Object copyright
Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing

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