id: 125004 accession number: 1946.444 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.444 updated: 2024-03-26 01:58:04.183000 Festival of Flowers, Nice (Fête des fleurs), 1923. Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954). Oil on canvas; framed: 92.7 x 119.1 x 8.9 cm (36 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); unframed: 65.5 x 92.7 cm (25 13/16 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1946.444 © Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York title: Festival of Flowers, Nice (Fête des fleurs) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1923 creation date earliest: 1923 creation date latest: 1923 current location: creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund copyright: © Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York --- culture: France, 20th century technique: oil on canvas department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960 type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) - artist --- measurements: Framed: 92.7 x 119.1 x 8.9 cm (36 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Unframed: 65.5 x 92.7 cm (25 13/16 x 36 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Signed lower left: "Henri-Matisse" translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Art: The International Language opening date: 1956-10-02T04:00:00 Art: The International Language. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956). title: The Logic of Modern Art opening date: 1961-01-19T05:00:00 The Logic of Modern Art. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO (organizer) (January 19-February 28, 1961). title: Méditerranée, de Courbet à Matisse 1850-1925 opening date: 2000-09-19T00:00:00 Méditerranée, de Courbet à Matisse 1850-1925. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (September 19, 2000-February 26, 2001). title: CMA Highlights opening date: 2005-06-21T00:00:00 CMA Highlights. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 21-September 11, 2005). title: Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 2006-05-27T00:00:00 Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009). title: Henri Matisse : promenades intérieures opening date: 2015-06-12T00:00:00 Henri Matisse : promenades intérieures. Musée Matisse, Nice, Nice, France (organizer) (June 12-October 4, 2015). title: Matisse and the Sea opening date: 2024-02-17T05:00:00 Matisse and the Sea. Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (organizer) (February 17-May 12, 2024). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * {'description': 'Paris: Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (9/19/00-1/15/01); Méditerranée de Courbet à Matisse, exh. cat. no. 46, Ill. 98, p. 143, pp199-200.', 'opening_date': '2000-09-19T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/21/2005 - 09/11/2005); "CMA Highlights"', 'opening_date': '2005-06-21T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA (organizer). Beijing World Art Museum, China, May 26 - Aug. 27, 2006; Mori Arts Center, Tokyo, Japan: Sept. 9 - Nov. 26, 2006; Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea: Dec. 18, 2006 - March 31, 2007; Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea: Apr. 7 - May 20, 2007; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: June 9 - Sept. 16, 2007; Cleveland Museum of Art, Oct. 21, 2007- January 13, 2008; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Feb. 21-June 1, 2008; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, June 22 - September 21, 2008; and the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, October 12, 2008 - January 18, 2009: "Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2006-05-26T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'Musée Matisse, Nice, France (6/12/2015 - 10/4/2015): "Henri Matisse : promenades intérieures"', 'opening_date': '2015-06-12T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE Sold to Bernheim-Jeune; Marcel Kapferer, Paris (1923); (Knoedler); Ralph M. Coe, Cleveland (1928); (P. Rosenberg, New York) date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 517 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n95 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 199 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n223 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 199 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n223 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 248 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n268 --- IMAGES