ID 1334538 
Lot 239  | HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 250 000 
Sirène
signed, dated and titled 'Sirène H. Matisse Juin 50' (lower right)
brush and India ink on paper
24 7/8 x 19 3/8 in. (63 x 49.2 cm.)
Painted in June 1950
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Lumley Cazalet, Ltd., London (acquired from the above, by 1980).
C & M Arts, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, October 1996.
Exhibited
London, The South Bank Center; Southampton City Art Gallery; Manchester City Art Galleries; Hull, Ferens Art Gallery and London, Whitechapel Art Gallery Drawing the Line, January-September 1995, p. 96, no. 132 (illustrated).
New York, C & M Arts, Inc., Henri Matisse: A Survey of Drawings, October-December 1996, no. 39 (illustrated).
Further details
The late Marguerite Duthuit has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) | 
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Watercolors and drawings | 
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) | 
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Watercolors and drawings | 
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