The Back IV

Date

(1930-1931/cast 1959-1960)

Artist

Henri Matisse, French, b. Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869–1954

Provenance

Mme Henri Matisse

Private collection, Paris

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, to 18 May 1963

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 18 May 1963-17 May 1966

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Exhibition History

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, ill. 242, 402, p. 722.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Speculative Forms," 16 June 2014-24 April 2016, no cat.

Published References

SWEENEY, JAMES JOHNSON. "A Living Frame for Sculpture," House & Garden 126 (August 1964), ill. p. 112.

SELDIS, HENRY J. "Matisse Sculpture Carves Niche in Fame," Los Angeles Times Calendar (6 February 1966), p. 37.

UNSIGNED. "The Sculpture of Matisse," Life 59 (11 September 1970), colorpl. p. 47.

HUGHES, ROBERT. "Matisse: A Strange, Healing Calm," Time 99 (March 6, 1972), colorplate p. 54.

BUTLER, JOSEPH T. "The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Opens in Washington, D.C.," Connoisseur 187 (November 1974), ill. p. 207.

LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), pp. 128, 722, ill. 242, 402.

LERNER, ABRAM. Selected Paintings and Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 36.

LYNES, RUSSELL. "Modern Art Arrives on the Mall in a New Museum and Sculpture Garden," Smithsonian 5 (December 1974), colorplate p. 40.

AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 18, p. 45.

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Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Accession Number

66.3464

Type

Sculpture/relief

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

74 3/8 × 45 × 6 1/4 in. (188.9 × 114.1 × 15.9 cm)