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The Inattentive Reader (La Liseuse distraite) (1919)

Henri Matisse

oil on canvas

Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives

The Inattentive Reader (La Liseuse distraite) (1919)

© Succession H. Matisse/ DACS 2023. Photo credit: Tate

Details

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Inscribed: 'Henri-Matisse' bottom left

Dimensions:

73 x 92.4 cm

Accession Number:

N05141

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1940

Scheme:

Bequest

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2 March 1919; purchased by Montague Shearman (1885-1940), London, 12 June 1919; by whom bequeathed to the Contemporary Art Society; presented to Tate, 1940

Relationship:

Bernheim-Jeune, Paris Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives Montague Shearman

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Henri Matisse
The Inattentive Reader (La Liseuse distraite) (1919)

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