Property of an American Diplomat
Henri Matisse
Le Modèle (Henriette)
Auction Closed
November 21, 09:32 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of an American Diplomat
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Le Modèle (Henriette)
signed Henri-Matisse (lower right)
charcoal and estompe on paper
18 ⅝ by 12 ⅜ in.
47.3 by 31.4 cm.
Executed in 1922.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Wanda de Guébriant.
Estate of the artist
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Gerald Cramer, Geneva (acquired by 1966)
Private Collection, Amsterdam (acquired by descent from the above)
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (acquired by 1986)
Leslie Sacks Fine Art, New York (acquired by 1995)
Sotheby's, New York, 6 November 2002, lot 302
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Pierre Schneider, Matisse, New York, 1984, p. 516, illustrated