{"id":4290,"date":"2013-01-17T22:36:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T06:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2016-04-19T03:33:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:33:06","slug":"did-the-museum-of-modern-art-hang-a-matisse-painting-upside-down-for-over-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2013\/01\/17\/did-the-museum-of-modern-art-hang-a-matisse-painting-upside-down-for-over-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Museum of Modern Art Hang a Matisse Painting Upside Down for Over a Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to paintings and painters and whether they are true or false. <\/p>\n

PAINTING URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Henry Matisse’s Le Bateau was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art for 47 days.<\/p>\n

Henri Matisse was one of the most famous artists of the 20th Century.<\/p>\n

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One of the leading figures of the modern art movement, Matisse was primarily known for his expressive usage of color in his work. <\/p>\n

His style changed dramatically over the years, and by the end of his life (he died in 1954), he was working primarily in “paper-cut” paintings, where he would cut out pieces of paper and he would arrange them along with paint into interesting configurations. <\/p>\n

One of these works was called La Bateau, and it was finished in 1953, a year before his death.<\/p>\n

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It’s a beautiful piece of work.<\/p>\n

In any event, in 1961, the piece was hung at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.<\/p>\n

There was just one problem.
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\nIt was HUNG UPSIDE DOWN!!<\/p>\n

The painting hung upside down for a remarkable 47 days until a stockbroker named Genevieve Habert noticed the mistake. Habert wrote a letter to the New York Times about the situation. Through the Times, the Museum was notified and they quickly corrected their mistake.<\/p>\n

I mean, don’t get me wrong, upside down the piece still looks good…<\/p>\n

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But that’s still a pretty hilarious mistake to make!<\/p>\n

The legend is… <\/p>\n

STATUS<\/span><\/u>: True<\/p>\n

Feel free (heck, I implore you!) to write in with your suggestions for future installments! My e-mail address is bcronin@legendsrevealed.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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