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Property from a Private Italian Collection
Henri Matisse
Tête de femme
Lot Closed
October 7, 02:01 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Italian Collection
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Tête de femme
signed Henri Matisse, dated 2/42, dedicated Pour le musée du Montparnasse and inscribed O 14 (lower left)
black crayon on paper
52.5 by 40.5cm., 20¾ by 15⅞in.
Framed: 84 by 71cm., 33 by 28in.
Executed in February 1941.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse who will issue a certificate to the buyer on request.
Marc Vaux (a gift from the artist in 1951 for Vaux's museum, The Musée du Montparnasse. Sold by his estate: Hôtel Drouot, 26th February 1973, lot 21)
Madame P.V. (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15th November 1978, lot 52)
Gallery Marcel Bernheim (purchased at the above sale)
Agenzia d’Arte Moderne, Rome
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owners
Madame P.V. (sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15th November 1978, lot 52)
Gallery Marcel Bernheim (purchased at the above sale)
Agenzia d’Arte Moderne, Rome
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owners
This drawing, Tête de femme, was executed in October 1941 and was originally dated ‘10/41.’ However, in February 1942, Matisse decided to include the drawing in his ‘Themes and Variations’ publication, so he added ‘O 14’ (for theme O, variation 14) and changed the date to ‘2/42’. In 1951, the photographer Marc Vaux, who worked frequently for Matisse, created the Musée du Montparnasse in Paris. Matisse gave the drawing to Mr. Vaux for his museum with the dedication “Pour le musée du Montparnasse”.