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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12160
People
Henri Matisse, French (Cateau-Cambresis, France 1869 - 1954 Nice, France)
Title
The Nightmare of the White Elephant
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Jazz (Paris, Teriade, 1947)
Original Language Title: Le couchemar de l'Elephant blanc
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1947
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/270401

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Pochoir
Dimensions
sheet: 42 x 65 cm (16 9/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Pierre Berès, Paris, France], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, April 2, 1948.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
D. 22

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
Copyright
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1948
Object Number
M12160
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Modern Art at Harvard, Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 07/31/1999 - 09/26/1999; Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa, 10/09/1999 - 11/14/1999; Matsuzakaya Art Museum, Nagoya, 12/02/1999 - 12/27/1999; Oita City Museum, Oita, 01/06/2000 - 02/06/2000; Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, Ibaraki, 02/11/2000 - 03/26/2000

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