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A Sculptor’s Eye: From Anthony Caro's Personal Collection

Henri Matisse

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Auction Closed

June 26, 11:59 AM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Sculptor’s Eye: From Anthony Caro's Personal Collection

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954


Nu couché

signed Henri Matisse and dated 1928 (lower right)

pen and ink on paper

42.3 by 50.2 cm. 16⅝ by 19¾ in.

Framed: 62 by 78.5 cm. 24½ by 30⅞ in.

Executed in 1928.


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

Galerie Thannhauser, Berlin (acquired by 1930)

Private Collection (acquired from the above)

Georges Axelrod Esquire, USA (acquired by 1970)

Sotheby's, London, 16 April 1970, lot 93

Brook Street Gallery, London

Acquired from the above circa 1980 by the present owner

Berlin, Galerie Thannhauser, Henri Matisse, 1930, no. 138