3 reasons to see “Matisse: A Modern Scandal”—tickets now on sale ✨
🖼 Step into an art-world scandal—sparking outrage and redefining modern art
🌉 See how “Femme au chapeau” shaped generations of artists—from Bay Area icons like Richard Diebenkorn and Joan Brown to artists working today
👒 Meet the woman behind it all, Amélie Matisse—more than a model, she was a business partner, advocate, and collaborator
And because “Femme au chapeau” never travels, there’s only one place to see the full story:
📍 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
🎟 Timed tickets on sale at the link in bio
“Matisse: A Modern Scandal” opens May 16.
(Member previews: May 14–16)
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[Henri Matisse, Femme au chapeau (Woman with a Hat), 1905; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Elise B. Haas; © 2026 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: Glen Cheriton for SFMOMA
Hilary Harkness, Answered Prayers, 2024; Collection of KAWS; © Hilary Harkness; photo: courtesy Hilary Harknes...
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