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Henri Matisse
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Henri Matisse
- Torse debout
- Inscribed with the initials H.M. and numbered 5
- Bronze
- Height (not including base): 9 3/4 in.
- 24.8 cm
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Frank Perls Gallery, Los Angeles
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above in 1964)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (a gift from the above in 1966 and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1989, lot 412)
Private Collection
Sale: Phillips, New York, May 11, 2000, lot 28
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Frank Perls Gallery, Los Angeles
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above in 1964)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (a gift from the above in 1966 and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1989, lot 412)
Private Collection
Sale: Phillips, New York, May 11, 2000, lot 28
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Los Angeles, University of California Art Galleries; Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago & Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Henri Matisse Retrospective, 1966, no. 112, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walter Art Center & Berkeley, University Art Museum, The Sculpture of Matisse, 1972, no. 37, illustrated in the catalogue
Edinburgh, City Art Center; London, Hayward Gallery & Leeds, City Art Gallery, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, 1984, no. 36, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walter Art Center & Berkeley, University Art Museum, The Sculpture of Matisse, 1972, no. 37, illustrated in the catalogue
Edinburgh, City Art Center; London, Hayward Gallery & Leeds, City Art Gallery, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, 1984, no. 36, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Jack Flam, Matisse: The Man and His Art, 1869-1918, London, 1986, fig. 276, illustrated p. 274
Claude Duthuit, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 44, illustration of another cast p. 97
Claude Duthuit & Wanda de Guébriant, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1997, no. 44, illustration of another cast p. 123
Claude Duthuit, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 44, illustration of another cast p. 97
Claude Duthuit & Wanda de Guébriant, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1997, no. 44, illustration of another cast p. 123
Condition
Rich brown patina. Work is screwed to a black stone base at base of right leg. Minor patina rubbing on raised areas, especially on back side of figure. Minor accretions in crevices, otherwise fine. Work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Torse debout was once in the collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, the founding donor of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Having emigrated from Latvia at the age of six, Hirshhorn began his Wall Street career as a young man and soon proved himself to be a shrewd investor, making his fortune in the mining and oil businesses. He amassed an impressive collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century paintings and sculpture, including works by Rodin, Picasso, Calder and Matisse. The present lot joined his collection in 1964, and was donated to the Smithsonian Insitution along with the majority of his collection in 1966.