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The Snail

paper collage on canvas by Henri Matisse from 1953
VisualArtwork painting Q3203218
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Summary

The Snail is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Snail is the creator of Henri Matisse[3].
  • The Snail is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Snail is on the continent of Europe[5].
  • The Snail's instance of is recorded as painting[6].
  • The Snail's instance of is recorded as cut-paper work[7].
  • The Snail's instance of is recorded as collage[8].
  • The Snail is owned by Tate Modern[9].
  • The Snail is owned by Tate[10].
  • The Snail's genre is abstract art[11].
  • The Snail's genre is collage[12].
  • The Snail's part of the series is recorded as Q119236786[13].
  • The Snail is made of gouache paint[14].
  • The Snail is made of paper[15].
  • The Snail is made of canvas[16].
  • The Snail's collection is recorded as Tate[17].
  • The Snail's inventory number is recorded as T00540[18].
  • The location of The Snail was Tate[19].
  • The Snail took place at Tate Modern[20].
  • The Snail's Commons category is recorded as The Snail by Henri Matisse[21].
  • 1953 marks the founding of The Snail[22].
  • The Snail's exhibition history is recorded as Q141636655[23].
  • The Snail's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/matisse-the-snail-t00540[24].
  • The Snail's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'L’Escargot'}[25].
  • The Snail's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Snail'}[26].
  • The Snail's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ślimak'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Snail is the creator of Henri Matisse[3].

Publication

Genres include abstract art[11] and collage[12]. The Snail's part of the series is recorded as Q119236786[13].

Subject and Themes

The Snail's part of the series is recorded as Q119236786[13].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include gouache paint[14], paper[15], and canvas[16]. Recorded location include Tate[19] and Tate Modern[20].

Why It Matters

The Snail ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Henri Matisse Tate Modern

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 10d ago · Zen 38 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
    Exhibition history → Q141636655
    Sitelink count → 7
    Fabrication method → art of paper cutting, collaging
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Exhibition history: Q141636655"
  2. 6w ago · Abraham · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Europe
    Title → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'L’Escargot'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Snail'}, {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ślimak'}
    Inscription → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'H.Matisse 53'}
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: cut-paper work"
  3. 11w ago · Abraham · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Width → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+288'}
    Wikidata description → paper collage on canvas by Henri Matisse from 1953
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Native label: L'Escargot"
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