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La Blouse Bulgare: 2400

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Blouse Bulgare
Translated as: The Bulgarian blouse

Maker(s)

Painter: Matisse, Henri

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: With the Independent Gallery, London (P.M. Turner)

Measurements and weight

Height: 41 cm
Width: 32.7 cm

Relative size of this object

32.7 cm41 cm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Nice

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

Production date: AD 1920 : Date stated by the artist.

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Henri Matisse
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: City of Norwich, Centenary of Norwich Museum Oct. 24th-Nov. 21st 1925. No. 74 Henri Matisse, La Blouse Bulgare, Owner F. Hindley Smith
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Portrait by Matisse
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 247
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label
  • Text: No. 273
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue chalk
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2400
Primary reference Number: 2784
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 May 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 26 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "La Blouse Bulgare" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2784 Accessed: 2023-05-30 05:20:29

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