The Plum Blossoms

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The Plum Blossoms
ArtistHenri Matisse
Year1948
Catalogue99673
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions115.9 cm × 88.9 cm (45.6 in × 35 in)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
AccessionPG642.2005

The Plum Blossoms is a 1948 painting by Henri Matisse. It is held in the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.

Provenance[edit]

On September 8, 2005, it was purchased for New York's 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.

Late-period Matisse[edit]

The Plum Blossoms is an example of one of the final group of oil paintings in Matisse's career.

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