The Plum Blossoms
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The Plum Blossoms is a 1948 painting by Henri Matisse
. On September 8, 2005, it was purchased for the 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. This is an example of one of the final group of oil paintings in Matisse's career.
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...
. On September 8, 2005, it was purchased for the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
by Henry Kravis
Henry Kravis
Henry R. Kravis is an American businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm with over $62 billion in assets as of 2011. He has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion as of September 2011, ranked by Forbes as the 88th richest...
and the new president of the museum, Marie-Josée Drouin
Marie-Josée Drouin
Marie-Josée Kravis is an economist and philanthropist. She is from Montreal, Quebec, and is the third wife of financier Henry Kravis.-Background:...
. Previously, it had not been seen by the public since 1970. This is an example of one of the final group of oil paintings in Matisse's career.