Lot 170
  • 170

Henri Matisse

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • NU
  • signed Henri Matisse and dated 1928 (lower right)
  • pencil on paper
  • 32.5 by 50cm., 12 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.

Provenance

Pierre Matisse
Susanna Allen Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, U.S.A. (acquired from the above in 2008)

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at the upper two corners and floating in the overmount. The left and lower edges are deckled. Apart from some extremely minor foxing, and very light handling marks in places, this work is in overall very good condition.
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