Matisse: Redux

I’m a little early on the dog days of summer, but it's really hot and a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Today is the first in the ten part series reviewing the top blog posts (via web traffic) this year.

Here are a couple of outstanding Matisse paintings and drawing included in the Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibition at the Baltimore Museum.

Henri Matisse, “Interior, Flowers and Parakeets” (1924), oil on canvas, 46 1/4 x 29 inches, The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. clarinet Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland

Henri Matisse, “Still Life After Jan Davidsz de Heem’s ‘La Desserte” (1915), oil on canvas, 180.9 x 220.8 cm, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift and Bequest of Florine M. Shoenborn and Samuel A. Marx, 1964, ©2010 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Henri Matisse, “Reclining Model with a Flowered Robe” (c. 1923), The Baltimore Museum of Art (© 2016 Succession H. Matisse / ARS NY)