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
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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