Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection

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Henri Matisse, "Girl in an Interior (detail)," 1941

ink on paper, 15 3/4" x 20 ⅞ ". © 2016 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkCourtesy American Federation of Arts

Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection is an important international exhibition for the Audain Art Museum. It marks the institutions commitment to hosting the best in visual art for museum members and visitors to Whistler. The exhibition features 45 drawings by master draftsman Henri Matisse spanning nearly five decades along with nine lithographs by accomplished American painter and printmaker Ellsworth Kelly – the curator of Matisse Drawings.

Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection is organized by the American federation of Arts and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in collaboration with the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation. This internationally travelling exhibition was made possible by the generous support of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust and the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation. Additional support provide by the JFM Foundation and Mrs. Donald M. Cox. The exhibition is presented at the Audain Art Museum through the generous support of Concord Pacific and Summit Lodge-Whistler.