Henri Matisse

Les yeux de Berthe

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June 30, 11:12 AM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 100,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, Europe

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954

Les yeux de Berthe

stamped HM. (lower right)

coloured crayon on paper

32.3 by 23.4cm., 12¾ by 9¼in.

Framed: 58.5 by 49.8cm., 23 by 19⅝in.

Executed circa 1944.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.

A. Eftichiou (acquired by 1967)
Private Collection (sold: Sotheby's, London, 4th December 1974, lot 201)
Private Collection, Europe (purchased at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the the present owners