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Henri Matisse

Tête de femme (Madame Paley)

Auction Closed

December 7, 05:45 PM GMT

Estimate

600,000 - 800,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954

Tête de femme (Madame Paley)


signed Henri Matisse and dated twice Sept. 36 and 6/IX (lower right)

charcoal on paper

66 by 51cm., 26 by 20⅛in.

Executed on 6th September 1936.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.

Estate of the artist
Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above)
Maria-Gaetana Matisse, New York (inherited from the above circa 1989)
The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 2003)
Thomas Gibson Replica Handbags , London
Acquired from the above in 2003

 

Dessins de la Donation Matisse (exhibition catalogue), Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambresis, 1988, pl. 13, illustrated p. 74