Lot Essay
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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Les deux musiciennes
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Les deux musiciennes
signed 'Henri-Matisse.' (lower right)
charcoal and estompe on paper
19 7/8 x 12 ¼ in. (50.5 x 31 cm.)
Executed in Nice in 1921
Les deux musiciennes
signed 'Henri-Matisse.' (lower right)
charcoal and estompe on paper
19 7/8 x 12 ¼ in. (50.5 x 31 cm.)
Executed in Nice in 1921
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Lionel Prejger, Paris.
Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York.
Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan (acquired from the above).
Maurice and Margo Cohen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (acquired from the above, March 1983); sale, Christie's, New York, 13 May 1999, lot 462.
Private collection, Switzerland; sale, Christie's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 129.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Lionel Prejger, Paris.
Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York.
Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan (acquired from the above).
Maurice and Margo Cohen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (acquired from the above, March 1983); sale, Christie's, New York, 13 May 1999, lot 462.
Private collection, Switzerland; sale, Christie's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 129.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
E. Faure, J. Romains, C. Vildrac and L. Werth, Henri Matisse, Paris, 1923, no. 49 (illustrated prior to signature).
J. Flam, ed., Matisse, A Retrospective, New York, 1988, p. 196 (illustrated).
J. Flam, ed., Matisse, A Retrospective, New York, 1988, p. 196 (illustrated).
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