Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Nu assis
signed 'Henri Matisse' (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 3/8 x 12 ½ in. (24 x 31.6 cm.)
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York. Heinz Berggruen, Paris (by 1985). Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1993, lot 235. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
New York, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Henri Matisse: Selected Drawings from 1907 to 1952, April-May 1985, p. 14, no. 8 (illustrated; dated circa 1926 and titled Woman in a Chair).
Lot Essay
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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