Henri Matisse Dance (I) Paris, Boulevard des Invalides, early 1909
- MoMA, Floor 5, 506 The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Galleries
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 8' 6 1/2" x 12' 9 1/2" (259.7 x 390.1 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
- Object number
- 201.1963
- Copyright
- © 2024 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Henri Matisse has 430 works online.
- There are 2,456 paintings online.
Installation views
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Ancestral Sources of Modern Painting
Aug 26–Sep 15, 1941
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Ancestral Sources of Modern Painting
Aug 26–Sep 15, 1941
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Ancestral Sources of Modern Painting
Aug 26–Sep 15, 1941
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Henri Matisse
Nov 13, 1951–Jan 13, 1952
1 other work identified
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Henri Matisse
Nov 13, 1951–Jan 13, 1952
1 other work identified
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Henri Matisse: 64 Paintings
Jul 19–Sep 25, 1966
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Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
2 other works identified
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Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
2 other works identified
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Matisse in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Oct 25, 1978–Jan 30, 1979
1 other work identified
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Matisse in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Oct 25, 1978–Jan 30, 1979
1 other work identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
6 other works identified
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Henri Matisse: A Retrospective
Sep 24, 1992–Jan 19, 1993
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People: Actors, Dancers, Bathers
Oct 6, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
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Collection Highlights (2000)
May 25, 2000–Jan 28, 2001
1 other work identified
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Collection Highlights (2000)
May 25, 2000–Jan 28, 2001
1 other work identified
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Collection Highlights
May 8–10, 2002
1 other work identified
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Collection Highlights
May 8–10, 2002
2 other works identified
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Collection Highlights
May 8–10, 2002
6 other works identified
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To Be Looked At: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection
Jul 3, 2002–Sep 6, 2004
2 other works identified
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Drawing Now: Eight Propositions
Oct 17, 2002–Jan 6, 2003
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
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Sturtevant: Double Trouble
Nov 9, 2014–Feb 22, 2015
1 other work identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
8 other works identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
7 other works identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
10 other works identified
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506: Henri Matisse
Ongoing
7 other works identified
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
1909 – probably October 1936, Henri Matisse, Paris
October 1936 – February 1939, Pierre Matisse Gallery (stock no. C834, P.M. no. 131), New York, acquired on consignment from Henri Matisse
February 1939 – 1963, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York, purchased from Henri Matisse through Pierre Matisse Gallery
1963, Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, purchased from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. through Sidney Janis Gallery
1963, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as a gift from Nelson A. Rockefeller in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
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