Henri Matisse
Buste de femme au chapeau, accoudée sur le lit de repos
Estimate:
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
Buste de femme au chapeau, accoudée sur le lit de repos
Buste de femme au chapeau, accoudée sur le lit de repos
Estimate:
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
Lot sold:
113,400
EUR
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Buste de femme au chapeau, accoudée sur le lit de repos
stamped with the initials HM. and dated 19-12-36- (lower right)
pencil on paper
Executed on December 19, 1936.
25,5 x 32,8 cm; 10 x 12⅞ in.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Wanda de Guébriant.
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Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Buste de femme au chapeau, accoudée sur le lit de repos
porte le cachet des initiales HM. et daté 19-12-36- (en bas à droite)
crayon sur papier
Exécuté le 19 décembre 1936.
25,5 x 32,8 cm; 10 x 12⅞ in.
L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par Wanda de Guébriant.
La présente œuvre dépeint la princesse Hélène Galitzine accoudée sur un lit de repos. Celle fût l’une des muses les plus importantes de Henri Matisse dans les années 1930 apparaît dans de nombreuses œuvres de l’artiste, souvent sous la figure d’une odalisque.
Executed on cream laid paper, laid down on Japan paper which is sandwiched between glass and backing board and floating in its mount. The left edge is deckled associated with a few nicks, a tiny repaired tear (approx. 0.3cm long) and a minor paper loss to the lower part of the left edge. The sheet is a bit light stained with scattered dots of faint foxing. This work is in overall good condition.
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Paris, Galerie Schmit, Lumières sur la peinture – XIXe-XXe siècles, 1983, no. 124, illustrated in the catalogue
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Paris, Galerie Schmit, Lumières sur la peinture – XIXe-XXe siècles, 1983, no. 124, reproduit dans le catalogue
The present work depicts Princess Helene Galitzine leaning on a daybed. She was one of Henri Matisse's most important muses in the 1930s and appears in many of the artist's works, often as an odalisque.
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La présente œuvre dépeint la princesse Hélène Galitzine accoudée sur un lit de repos. Celle fût l’une des muses les plus importantes de Henri Matisse dans les années 1930 apparaît dans de nombreuses œuvres de l’artiste, souvent sous la figure d’une odalisque.