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HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)

Lot 43
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ID 842772
Lot 43 | HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
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HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)

Collioure en août

signed 'Henri. Matisse' (lower right); signed again 'Henri Matisse' (on the stretcher)

oil on canvas

35 1/8 x 45 7/8 in. (89 x 116.5 cm.)

Painted in Collioure circa 1911





Provenance

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris (acquired from the artist, 6 December 1911).

Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Munich (acquired from the above, 26 November 1913).

Paul Poiret, Paris (by 1923); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 November 1925, lot 88.

(possibly) M Petildi (acquired at the above sale).

George Salles, Paris (by 1951, then by descent).

The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London (acquired from the above, 1988).

Donald B. and Catie Marron, New York (acquired from the above, 19 May 1988).

Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 2002).

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 5 August 2002.



Literature

G. Diehl, Henri Matisse, Paris, 1958, no. 23 (illustrated in color; titled Paysage de Collioure and dated 1906).

J. Flam, Matisse: The Man and his Art, 1869-1918, Ithaca, 1986, pp. 314 and 316, no. 313 (illustrated, p. 316; titled View of Collioure).

J. Cowart and P. Schneider, Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings, 1912-1913, exh. cat., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1990, pp. 34-35, no. 23 (illustrated in color, p. 35; titled Vue de Collioure).

G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. I, p. 483, no. 107 (illustrated).

J. Matamoros and D. Szymusiak, Matisse-Derain: Collioure 1905, un été fauve, exh. cat., Musée départemental d'art moderne, Céret, 2005, no. 216 (illustrated in color).



Exhibited

Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, Salon d’Automne, October-November 1911, no. 678 (titled Paysage esquisse décorative).

Paris, Galerie Barbazange, La collection personnelle de M. Paul Poiret, April-May 1923, no. 83 or 84 (titled Paysage).

Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Le Fauvisme, June-September 1951, no. 97.

Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Cinquante ans de peinture française dans les collections particulières: De Cezanne à Matisse, March-April 1952, no. 103 (dated 1905).

Knokke-le-Zoute, Grand salle des expositions de la Réserve, Matisse, July-August 1952, p. 19, no. 16.

Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Henri Matisse: Exposition rétrospective, July-November 1956, no. 18.

Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen and Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Triumph der Farbe, July-November 1959, no. 7 (dated 1906).

Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Exposition du Centenaire, April-September 1970, p. 177, no. 105 (illustrated).

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Henri Matisse: A Retrospective, September 1992-January 1993, p. 216, no. 143 (illustrated in color; titled Vue de Collioure).



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Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Artist:Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Modern art
Genre:Marine art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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