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SFMOMA to Present Major Exhibition on Matisse’s 'Femme au chapeau' in May 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host 'Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal' from May 16 to September 13, 2026. The exhibition focuses on the 1905 Fauvist masterpiece, featuring a restaging of its debut at the Salon d’Automne alongside works by André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, and contemporary artists. Due to the terms of the 1991 Elise S. Haas bequest, the painting does not travel, making SFMOMA the exclusive venue for the presentation.
- Artists: Henri Matisse, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Charles Camoin, Henri Manguin, Albert Marquet, Jacqueline Marval, Jean Metzinger, Kees Van Dongen, Hilary Harkness, Rachel Harrison, David Hockney, Joan Brown, Richard Diebenkorn, David Park
- People: Amélie Matisse, Gertrude Stein, Leo Stein, Michael Stein, Sarah Stein, Elise S. Haas, Janet Bishop, Christopher Bedford, Grace McCann Morley
- Museums: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
- Locations: San Francisco, Paris
Originally via SFMOMA · Curated by The Cultural Signal
Photo by DIANE MARIE PASCUAL on Unsplash
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