# @sfmoma on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWZowOKAQnd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62163439-sfmoma-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-27T20:02:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SFMOMA (@sfmoma) — https://gondola.cc/sfmoma

## Caption

Today, bold color is everywhere. But in 1905, a portrait painted with electric greens, pinks, and blues scandalized Paris and changed the course of modern art 🧑‍🎨

This May, uncover the story behind the outrage in “Matisse: A Modern Scandal.” 

Dive deep into the world of Henri Matisse’s “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat)—from our restaging of its controversial debut at the Salon d’Automne to the ways it continues to inspire generations of artists. Trace the painting’s influence across 120+ years and follow its journey from Paris to San Francisco, where it remains one of the most important works in our collection.

SFMOMA is the only place to experience the expansive landmark exhibition, “Matisse: A Modern Scandal,” opening May 16.

✨ Members get deeper insights into stories like this through our biannual Member Magazine—and early access to the exhibition.

🎟 Member presale: March 31
🎟 Public tickets on sale: April 7

Start unraveling the scandal that reshaped modern art at the link in bio 📲

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Henri Matisse, “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat), 1905; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Elise S. Haas; photo: Glen Cheriton for SFMOMA

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

The Steins in the courtyard of 27 rue de Fleurus, ca. 1905. Theresa Ehrman papers and photographs, BANC MSS 2010/603, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Transfer; Judah L.Magnes Museum; 2010

#HenriMatisse #SFMOMA #SanFrancisco #ArtHistory #ModernArt

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