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Pierre Matisse Gallery printed material

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Pierre Matisse Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Names
Artigas, Francisco, 1916-
Balthus, 1908-
Butler, Reg, 1913-1981
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985
Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966
Hantaï, Simon
MacIver, Loren, 1909-1998
Mason, Raymond, 1922-
Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989
Millares, Manolo, 1926-1972
Miró, Joan, 1893-
Riopelle, Jean Paul
Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981
Rouan, François, 1943-
Saura, Antonio, 1930-
Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955
Zao, Wou-ki, 1920-2013
Topic
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
Provenance
Records on reel NPM1 were lent for microfilming in 1967 by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. The unmicrofilmed materials were donated in 1996 by the Pierre Matisse Foundation.
Creator
Pierre Matisse Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
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Pierre Matisse Gallery printed material
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Summary
The Pierre Matisse Gallery printed material measures 1.2 linear feet and dates from 1936 to 1988. The collection consists of exhibition catalogs from group and solo shows held at the gallery, an offer for a limited edition Joan Miro album, and several books on artists.
Biographical / Historical
The Pierre Matisse Gallery was founded in New York, New York, in 1931 by Pierre Matisse, youngest son of the French painter Henri Matisse. The gallery was located on the corner of Madison Avenue and fifty-seventh street in the Fuller Building, which had recently been built in the Art Deco style a few years prior. Matisse exhibited primarily European painters and sculptors, including Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Jean Dubuffet, Yves Tanguy, Balthus, and some U.S. artists Leonora Carrington, Alexander Calder, and many more. The gallery closed in 1989 upon Pierre Matisse's death.
Function
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
Extent
1.2 Linear feet
Date
1936-1988
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.piermati
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Citation
Pierre Matisse Gallery Printed Material, 1936-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Processing Information
This collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.
Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Scope and Contents
The Pierre Matisse Gallery printed material measures 1.2 linear feet and dates from 1936 to 1988. The collection consists of exhibition catalogs from group and solo shows held at the gallery, an offer for a limited edition Joan Miro album, and several books on artists that were completed in conjunction with the gallery. Catalogs of exhibiting solo artists include Reg Butler, March Chagal, Jean Dubuffet, Manolo Millares, Joan Miro, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Balthus, Yves Tanguy, and Francois Rouan. Group show catalogs include several from the duo Joan Miro and Jose Artigas (1956, 1963, 1985), Four Painters: Faucher, Hantai, Rouan, Viallat (1974), and Paintings from Paris (1946). Also present is a catalog from the gallery's exhibition of African sculptures, Sculpture of the Tallem and the Dogon (1960).
Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Related Materials
The Pierpont Morgan Library is the primary repository in possession of the Pierre Matisse Gallery records.
Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reel NPM1. Included are catalogs of Pierre Matisse Gallery exhibitions, 1931-1945; photographs of exhibitions interspersed among the catalogs; and a scrapbook containing clippings and reviews of shows at the gallery. This material was returned to the lender and is not described in the collection container inventory.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1596292249415-1596292249419-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a0e8c1c8-5634-4511-8927-ccc1ca4e2caa

In the Collection

  • Printed Material

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Joan Miro

  • Millares, by Jose Ayllon

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Joan Miro

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Solo Exhibitions

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Reg Butler

  • Pierre Matisse Gallery Library, Books on Dubuffet and Saura

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Marc Chagall

  • Tableau Bon Levain a Vous De Cuire La Pate. L'Art Brut De Jean Dubuffet, by George Limbour

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Sculpture of the Tellem and the Dogon (1960)

  • Joan Miro Limited Edition Album, Offer by Pierre Matisse Gallery

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Manolo Millares

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Francois Rouan

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Group Shows

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Jean-Paul Riopelle

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Jean Dubuffet

Exhibition Catalogs, Joan Miro
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