Artist:
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Henri Matisse Text by Georges Duthuit Tériade, Paris
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Title:
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Une fête en cimmérie
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Date:
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1963
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Medium:
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Lithographs, letterpress
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Dimensions:
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10 1/4 x 8in. (26 x 20.3cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Location:
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Gallery 359
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Matisse created his illustrations for this exceptional project before the authorâs text had been completed. The story, by his son-in-law, Georges Duthuit, was a fictional account of the meeting between a modern civilized society and a primitive one, that of âCimmérieâ, which he based on North American Inuits.
Because of the nature of the subject, Matisse relied upon second-hand sources for his illustrations: photography, film, reference books, and Inuit masks.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Matisse, Henri
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1869 - 1954
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Name:
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Tériade, Paris
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Role:
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Publisher
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Nationality:
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French
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Name:
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Duthuit, Georges
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Role:
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Author
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Books
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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B.91.5.49
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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