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Property from a Private California Collection

Henri Matisse

Buste de Gérard, petit-fils de l'artiste

Auction Closed

May 16, 09:00 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private California Collection

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954  


Buste de Gérard, petit-fils de l'artiste  

signed Matisse, dated 45 and inscribed d'après Gérard août 45 (lower left) 

charcoal and estompe on paper  

20 ¾ by 15 ⅞ in.  

52.7 by 40.3 cm.  

Executed in August 1945. 

 

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

Private Collection, New York  

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 January 1959, lot 24 (consigned by the above) 

Private Collection, Venezuela (acquired from the above)  

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 11 October 1961, lot 73 (consigned by the above)  

Frank Pacelli, Hollywood (acquired from the above)  

Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner