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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Visage
dated '28/8 53' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
10? x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Drawn on 28 August 1953
Visage
dated '28/8 53' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
10? x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Drawn on 28 August 1953
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the above.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the above.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special Notice
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