How did the New York Museum of Modern Art manage to hang Matisse's painting 'Le Bateau' upside down for 46 days before someone noticed? Has the same thing happened with any other
![Le Bateau by Henri Matisse was hung upside-down in the NY Museum of Modern Art for six weeks until a passerby pointed it out to the guard. : r/HistoryMemes Le Bateau by Henri Matisse was hung upside-down in the NY Museum of Modern Art for six weeks until a passerby pointed it out to the guard. : r/HistoryMemes](https://i.redd.it/y8zku6yiojp31.jpg)
Le Bateau by Henri Matisse was hung upside-down in the NY Museum of Modern Art for six weeks until a passerby pointed it out to the guard. : r/HistoryMemes
![Le Bateau (The Boat) painted by Henri Matisse was hung upside down for 47 days in the MoMA in 1961 : r/pics Le Bateau (The Boat) painted by Henri Matisse was hung upside down for 47 days in the MoMA in 1961 : r/pics](https://i.redd.it/c6urhdebk6811.jpg)
Le Bateau (The Boat) painted by Henri Matisse was hung upside down for 47 days in the MoMA in 1961 : r/pics
![Le Bateau', by Henri Matisse: Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects | The Independent | The Independent Le Bateau', by Henri Matisse: Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/10/12/12/matisse-bateau.jpg?width=1200)
Le Bateau', by Henri Matisse: Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects | The Independent | The Independent
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ArtTutor.com on Twitter: "DID YOU KNOW? In 1961, Henri Matisse's painting 'Le Bateau' was hung upside down at New York's Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed. #didyouknow #factfriday #
![ArtBuzzIndia on Twitter: "Did you know? In 1961, Henri Matisse's painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at New York's Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed. #ArtFacts https://t.co/xhAfbD0Dpf" / ArtBuzzIndia on Twitter: "Did you know? In 1961, Henri Matisse's painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at New York's Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed. #ArtFacts https://t.co/xhAfbD0Dpf" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPyzreuVAAADDu9.jpg)
ArtBuzzIndia on Twitter: "Did you know? In 1961, Henri Matisse's painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at New York's Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed. #ArtFacts https://t.co/xhAfbD0Dpf" /
![Tallulah Tennant on Twitter: "MoMA in #NYC hung Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside -down for 47 days before an #art student noticed the error. https://t.co/eEz5haicsL" / Twitter Tallulah Tennant on Twitter: "MoMA in #NYC hung Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside -down for 47 days before an #art student noticed the error. https://t.co/eEz5haicsL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEtS7o3XkAAfcwg.jpg)
Tallulah Tennant on Twitter: "MoMA in #NYC hung Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside -down for 47 days before an #art student noticed the error. https://t.co/eEz5haicsL" / Twitter
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Did You Know? On 3rd December 1961 Henri Matisse's painting Le Bateau was put the right way up after hanging upside-down for … | Art gallery, Matisse paintings, Art
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