Dance: Study for the Barnes Mural (Second Version)

1931–32

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Gouache and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 11 × 29 7/8 in. (27.9 × 75.9 cm)
Collection no.: 2002.456.43
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Dance: Study for the Barnes Mural (Second Version) — Henri Matisse. 1931–32.

Medium: Gouache and pencil on paper. Dimensions: 11 × 29 7/8 in. (27.9 × 75.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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