Art, literature & historyPostcard with a sketch of "The Painter's Family"
1911
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on a postcard
- Dimensions
- overall: 9 x 14 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1995.47.59
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Postcard with a sketch of "The Painter's Family" — Henri Matisse. 1911.
Medium: pen and brown ink on a postcard.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 9 x 14 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1995.47.59. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.