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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Lot 31
13.04.2022 16:00UTC +01:00
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€ 441 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 740378
Lot 31 | Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Estimate value
€ 250 000 – 350 000
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)Nymphe et faune (esquisse)huile et crayon Conté sur toile49.8 x 60.8 cm.Exécuté en 1939oil and Conté crayon on canvas19 5⁄8 x 24 in.Executed en 1939 Provenance Pierre Matisse, New York.Puis par descendance. Exhibited Taipei, Muse´e National d'Histoire de Taipei, Matisse, L'émotion du trait, le don de l'espace, novembre 2002-février 2003, p. 116 (illustré en couleurs, p. 117). Barcelone, Fundacio´ Joan Miro´, La dona, metamorfosi de la modernitat, novembre 2004-février 2005, p. 264 (illustré en couleurs, p. 196).Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery et Brisbane, Gallery of Modern Art, Matisse, Drawing Life, décembre 2011-mars 2012, p. 191, no. 93 (illustré en couleurs, erronément daté '1935'). Nice, Musée Matisse, Matisse a' Nice, "Travail & Joie", juin-septembre 2013, p. 160 (erronément daté '1935').Ferrare, Palazzo dei Diamenti, Matisse, La figura, La forza della linea, l'emozione del colore, février-juin 2014, p. 178, no. 56 (illustré en couleurs, erronément daté '1935').Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Henri Matisse, Le laboratoire intérieur, décembre 2016-mars 2017, p. 190 et 200, no. 141 (illustré en couleurs, erronément daté '1935'). Special notice Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite").If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. Please note that in addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 5.5% inclusive of VAT of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit. (Please refer to section VAT refunds).
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