Inscription: Signed (lower left): H. Matisse; signed (upper right): Henri Matisse

the artist (1918–d. 1954; his estate, 1955); his widow, Amélie Matisse (1955–d. 1958; her estate, 1958–60; in 1960 to P. Matisse); Pierre Matisse, New York (1960–d. 1989); his widow, Maria-Gaetana Matisse, née von Spreti, New York (1989–d. 2001); Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation (2002; gift to MMA)

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. "Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice, 1916–1930," November 2, 1986–March 29, 1987, no. 45.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection," May 18, 2004–June 26, 2005, no catalogue (checklist no. 33).

Düsseldorf. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. "Henri Matisse: Figur, Farbe, Raum," October 29, 2005–February 19, 2006, no. 54.

Basel. Fondation Beyeler. "Henri Matisse: Figure, couleur, espace," March 19–July 9, 2006, no. 54.

Museo Picasso Málaga. "La Colección Pierre y Maria-Gaetana Matisse en The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," March 26–June 24, 2007, no. 23.

Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart. "Matisse: Menschen, Masken, Modelle," September 27, 2008–January 11, 2009, no. 40.

Hamburg. Bucerius Kunstforum. "Matisse: Menschen, Masken, Modelle," January 31–April 19, 2009, no. 40.

Baltimore Museum of Art. "Matisse's Marguerite: Model Daughter," September 18, 2013–January 19, 2014, no catalogue.

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art [The Met Breuer]. "Kerry James Marshall Selects: Works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," October 25, 2016–January 29, 2017, no catalogue (p. 266 in "Kerry James Marshall: Mastry" exhibition catalogue).

John Elderfield. Pleasuring Painting: Matisse's Feminine Representations. New York, 1995, pp. 41, 64, fig. 36, ill. p. 42.

Pierre Schneider. Matisse. Rev. ed. (English ed., 1984). Paris, 2002, p. 520 n. 6.

Sabine Rewald in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 2002–2003." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 61 (Fall 2003), p. 42, ill. (color).

Carol Vogel. "Met Gets Gift of 100 Works Collected by Son of Matisse." New York Times (February 27, 2003), p. B9, ill.

William S. Lieberman in "Selections from the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 61 (Spring 2004), pp. 32–33.

Holland Cotter. "Matisse the Son, Illuminating His Father's Legacy." New York Times (2004), p. E28.

Louise Nicholson. "A Man of Infinite Taste: The Met has Bagged a Major Treasure in the Pierre Matisse Collection." Apollo 160 (October 2004), p. 85, ill.

Sabine Rewald. The American Matisse: The Dealer, His Artists, His Collection. The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection. New York, 2009, pp. 98–100, 161, ill. (color).