Henri Matisse

Tête de femme

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November 19, 06:57 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of American Filmmaker John Hughes

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954

Tête de femme

Signed Henri Matisse, dated Vence 10 mai 1944, numbered Exemplaire 5/6 and extensively inscribed (on the adjoining title page of Thèmes et Variations); signed Henri Matisse (on the verso of the adjoining title page)

Pen and ink on paper

12 3/4 by 9 5/8 in. (32.4 by 24.5 cm)

Framed: 22 7/8 by 19 3/4 in. (58.1 by 50.2 cm)

Executed in Vence on May 10, 1944.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse.

Albert Loeb & Krugier Gallery, New York (acquired by 1967)
Achim Moeller Replica Handbags , London (acquired by 1974)
Private Collection, Nevada (and sold: Replica Shoes 's, New York, November 13, 1997, lot 325)
Acquired at the above sale

New York, Albert Loeb & Krugier Gallery, Henri Matisse, 1967, no. 28, illustrated in the catalogue

Christopher Andreae, "Henri Matisse," in The Christian Science Monitor, December 6, 1967, illustrated p. 4