Property from a Distinguished West Coast Collection
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête de femme au collier
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête de femme au collier
signed and dated 'H. Matisse 5 Mai 50' (lower right)
brush and India ink on paper
21 x 16 in. (53.3 x 40.5 cm.)
Painted in Nice, 1950
Provenance
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Illinois.
Donald Morris Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, May 1993.
Exhibited
Marseille, Galerie Moullet, December 1951, no. 23.
Arkansas Art Center, The Face, December 1988-January 1989, p. 57 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.