Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial CollectionCC0 (public domain) · 16,613 × 13,264 px · Art Institute of Chicago · IIIF
1921–1923 · Art Institute of Chicago
Woman Before an Aquarium
painting by Henri Matisse
- Date
- 1921–1923 (known to the decade)WikidataArt Institute of Chicago: 1921–23
- Medium
- Oil on canvasArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- 81.2 × 100.2 cmArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: 80.7 × 100 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoWikidata
- Materials
- oil paint, canvasWikidata
- Inventory no.
- 1926.220Wikidata
- Credit line
- Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial CollectionArt Institute of Chicago
Provenance
Where it has been
- 1926 –Art Institute of Chicagohigh confidenceWikidata · collection
Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Group of Modern Paintings from the Birch-Bartlett Collection, Sept. 8–Oct. 22, 1923, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Birch-Bartlett Collection of Modern European Paintings, Sept. 3–Oct. 22, 1924, no cat.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Exhibition of Modern French Paintings from the Birch-Bartlett Collection Lent by Frederick C. Bartlett of Chicago, Apr. 1925, cat. 21, as Goldfish Bowl.
Art Institute of Chicago, Birch-Bartlett Collection of Modern European Paintings, Sept. 8–Oct. 8, 1925, no cat.
Boston Art Club, Birch-Bartlett Collection of Modern French Paintings, Dec. 9–26, 1925, cat. 23, as Femme devant un aquarium.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Painting in Paris from American Collections, Jan. 19–Feb. 16, 1930, cat. 52 (ill.), as Woman Looking at Aquarium.
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, Modern French Art, Mar. 11–31, 1930, cat. 24, as Woman Looking at Aquarium, 1910–17.
Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress”: Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 398, as Woman before an Aquarium, 1921.
Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress”: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture for 1934, June 1–Nov. 1, 1934, cat. 352, as Woman before an Aquarium, 1921.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Henri Matisse: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, Apr. 3–May 10, 1948, cat. 62 (ill.), as Woman Before an Aquarium, 1924.
Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpiece of the Month: Woman before an Aquarium by Henri Matisse, Sept. 1950, no cat.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Henri Matisse, Nov. 13, 1951–Jan. 13, 1952, cat. 54, as Woman before an Aquarium, (1921); Cleveland Museum of Art, Feb. 5– Mar. 16, 1952; Art Institute of Chicago, Apr. 1–May 4, 1952; San Francisco Museum of Art, May 22–July 6, 1952.
Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Rétrospective Henri Matisse, July 28–Nov. 18, 1956, cat. 63 (ill.), as Femme devant un Aquarium, 1921.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, Sept. 24, 1992–Jan. 12, 1993, pl. 255, as Woman Before an Aquarium/Femme devant un aquarium, [late1921 or 1923].
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Max Beckmann und Paris: Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Léger, Rouault, Sept. 25, 1998–Jan. 3, 1999, cat. 83 (ill.), as Frau vor einem Aquarium/Femme devant un aquarium, 1921/23; Saint Louis Art Museum [as Max Beckmann and Paris: Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Léger, Rouault], Feb. 6–May 9, 1999, as Woman Before a Fish Bowl, 1921/23.
Düsseldorf, K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Henri Matisse: Figur, Farbe, Raum, Oct. 29, 2005–Feb. 19, 2006, cat. 115 (ill.), as Femme devant un aquarium/Frau mit Goldfischen, 1921–1923; Basel, Foundation Beyeler, Mar. 19–July 9, 2006.
Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, The Age of Picasso and Matisse: Modern Masters from the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 6, 2013–Feb. 16, 2014, no cat. no. (ill.), as Woman before an Aquarium, 1921–23.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color, Mar. 7–June 1, 2026, no cat.
Identifiers & sources+
- Art Institute of Chicago27984
- Wikimedia CommonsFemme devant un aquarium, par Henri Matisse.jpg
- inventory number1926.220
- WikidataQ20272034
- Fame rank#13165 (1 Wikipedia articles)
