The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown, from Jazz
<p>Although you do not clearly see the figures in <em>The Horse Rider and Clown</em>, you get a glimpse of the rider’s skirt on the horse and the costume of the clown in the bottom left. The yellow tongue-like line in the middle of the image represents the ringmaster’s whip.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1947
- Dimensions
- Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.7 cm (16 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.2 cm (16 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henri Matisse
Artist
Painting
H enri Matisse, a leading force of modern art and founding figure of Fauvism, transformed vibrant color and bold form into a signature style that reshaped 20th-century aesthetics—from early radical experiments to his iconic late-career cut-outs. His works, held in top museums worldwide, remain highly collectible, with a historically strong and reliable market performance.
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Record
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- Henri Matisse
- Year
- 1947
- Dimensions
- Sheet, folded: 42.3 × 32.7 cm (16 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 42.3 × 65.2 cm (16 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1947-016531
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified