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HENRI MATISSE | Buste de femme accoudée
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Henri Matisse
- Buste de femme accoudée
- signed Henri Matisse and inscribed 1940 (lower left) and inscribed 1940 (lower right)
- pen and ink on paper
- 61 by 41cm., 24 by 16 1/4 in.
- Executed in December 1939.
Provenance
Private Collection, France (sale: Me Loudmer, Palais Galliera, Paris, 3rd December 1972, lot 142)
Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1980s
Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1980s
Literature
Lydia Delectorskaya, Henri Matisse, Contre vents et marées, Peinture et livres illustrés de 1939 à 1943, Nice, 1996, n.n., illustrated p. 74
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the backing board in two places along the upper edge and floating in the mount. There are artist's pinholes to all four corners and all four edges are deckled. There is a vertical crease (approximately 5cm long) to the left part of lower left edge that appears to be original and a few further smaller creases in places predominantly along the edges. There are some very minor areas of foxing to the sheet. This work is in overall 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."