ID 1306047
Lot 167 | HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Étude pour 'Nu bleu'
signed with initials 'HM' (lower left)
pencil on paper laid down on card
10 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (27.3 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in 1952
Provenance
Galerie Tarica, Geneva & Paris, by October 1982.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 22 June 1993, lot 233.
Private collection Europe, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
H. Matisse & J. Cassou, Carnet de dessins, Paris, 1955, n.p. (illustrated).
G. Néret, Henri Matisse Cut-outs, Cologne, 1994, p. 16 (illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Further details
The late Wanda de Guébriant confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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