# @sfmoma on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjlx3ZlO4d
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62163413-sfmoma-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-31T16:48:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SFMOMA (@sfmoma) — https://gondola.cc/sfmoma

## Caption

One of modern art’s most controversial scandals returns to the spotlight—and members get the first look 🍵

Member presale starts today for “Matisse: A Modern Scandal,” an exhibition shedding new light on Henri Matisse’s groundbreaking portrait “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat).

Be the first to explore:

🎨 A restaging of the historic 1905 Salon d’Automne gallery where the painting rattled critics and helped launch the avant-garde movement Fauvism

🖼 Works by Matisse and fellow “wild beasts” including André Derain, Albert Marquet, and Maurice de Vlaminck

👒 The story behind the portrait, from Amélie Matisse’s role to the bold choices that scandalized Paris

🔎 The surprising way this iconic painting made its way to San Francisco 

It’s the first time we’ve told the full story of this painting’s impact over the last 120+ years. Step into the moment Matisse used color to break the rules of modern art in “Matisse: A Modern Scandal,” exclusively at SFMOMA.

📅 Member previews: May 14–16
🎟 Reserve your timed tickets early at the link in bio.

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[Henri Matisse, “Open Window, Collioure,” 1905; The National Gallery of Art, collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney; © 2026 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
André Derain, “Henri Matisse,” 1905; Tate; © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: Tate
André Derain, “Fishing Boats, Collioure,” 1905; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Philip L. Goodwin Collection; © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Albert Marquet, “Portrait de Madame Matisse” (Portrait of Madame Matisse), ca. 1900; Musée Matisse, Nice, gift of Madame Henri Matisse, 1960
Maurice De Vlamick, “Woman with a Hat,” 1905; The National Gallery of Art, donated by Lolo Sarnoff in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert von Hirsch; © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris]
#HenriMatisse #SFMOMA #SanFrancisco

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