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The Plum Blossoms

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

The Plum Blossoms is a 1948 painting by Henri Matisse.

Museum of Modern Art

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.

Private collection

Previously, it had not been seen by the public since 1970.

Late-period Matisse

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