ID 1381185
Lot 449 | HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
Le Piquey, Arcachon
signed 'Henri . Matisse' (lower left)
pencil on paper
9 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (25 x 31.9 cm.)
Drawn in Le Piquey, Arcachon in 1916
Provenance
(Possibly) Svenska-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, by 1921.
Bertel & Lilli Hintze, Helsinki, until at least 1964.
Private collection, Finland; sale, Christie's, London, 4 December 1979, lot 245.
Art 2004, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Anonymous sale, Finarte, Milan, 26 November 1980, lot 246.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 10 February 2011, lot 267.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
(Possibly) Oslo, Den franske utstilling i Kunstnerforbundet, November - December 1916, no. 41, p. 15 (titled 'paysages des Landes').
Stockholm, Riksförbundet för Bildande Konst, Thielska Galleriet, Henri Matisse, April - July 1964, no. 39, p. 16 (titled 'Landskap, Montauban' and dated '1918-1919').
Turin, Fògola Galleria Dantesca, Spazi, forme, colori, November 1992, no. 39, n.p. (illustrated; titled 'Paesaggio', dated '1915' and with inverted dimensions).
Further details
The late Marguerite Duthuit 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: | Cityscape |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, 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: | Cityscape |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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