Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
– Commissioning fee paid to Henri Matisse by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in three installments between 1930 and 1933 for painting The Dance, a mural installed at the Barnes Foundation: $30,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $406,389.23
(Source: Hilary Spurling, Matisse the Master)
– Commissioning fee paid to Henri Matisse by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in three installments between 1930 and 1933 for painting The Dance, a mural installed at the Barnes Foundation: $30,000
– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $406,389.23
(Source: Hilary Spurling, Matisse the Master)
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