Lot 48
  • 48

Henri Matisse

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Étude de torse
  • Stamped with the initials HM. (lower right) and numbered VIII (upper right)
  • Pen and ink on paper
  • 9 3/8 by 12 3/8 in.
  • 23.8 by 31.4 cm
  • Executed in 1925.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
New Art Centre, London
Private collection, Maryland by 1990 (and sold: Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 7, 2010, lot 7)
Acquired at the above sale

Condition

Pen and ink on paper. Machine cut upper edge; other edges deckled. Surface dirt, especially extreme edges. Scattered minor handling creases. A few small speckles of dirt in the lower left quadrant. Verso: small patches of tape at each corner. Surface dirt. In overall good condition.
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