ID 792647
Lot 456 | HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 90 000
Femme nue assise dans un fauteuil
stamped with signature 'H. Matisse' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
8 3⁄4 x 12 1⁄2 in. (22.8 x 32.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1926
Provenance
Private collection, New York, by whom acquired in the 1980s, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special Notice
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Post Lot Text
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) |
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| Applied technique: | Ball pen |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | France |
| Artist: | Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) |
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| Applied technique: | Ball pen |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | France |
| Address of auction |
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