The Plum Blossoms

The Plum Blossoms

Infobox Painting|

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image_size=200px
title=The Plum Blossoms
artist=Henri Matisse
year=1948
type=Oil on canvas
height=115.9
width=88.9
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city=New York City
museum=Museum of Modern Art

"The Plum Blossoms" is a 1948 painting by Henri Matisse. On September 8 2005, it was purchased for the Museum of Modern Art by Henry Kravis and the new president of the museum, Marie-Josée Drouin. Previously, it had not been seen by the public since 1970. This is an example of one of the final group of oil paintings in Matisse's career.

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/08/arts/design/08muse.html?ex=1283832000&en=d40ea337277c98ea&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss NYTimes article on purchase]
* [http://www.laskerfoundation.org/about/art/a35.html Image of painting]


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