Asia (French: L'Asie)[1] is a painting by Henri Matisse. It is an oil on canvas painting from 1946.

Asia
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1946
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions116 cm × 81 cm (45.7 in × 31.9 in)
LocationKimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

The painting is in the collection of and on public display at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas (USA).[2]

Provenance

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(Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York); Mr. and Mrs. Tom May, Beverly Hills, by 1951; (Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills); purchased 15 November 1954 by Mollie Parnis Livingston [1905-1992], New York; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 10 November 1992, no. 30); purchased through (Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York) by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, 1993.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Henri Matisse's "Asia"[usurped]
  2. ^ History of the painting Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 13, 2010