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Portrait de Margaret (Bibi)
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Portrait de Margaret (Bibi)
signed, dated and dedicated 'Henri-Matisse 11/11 29 à BIBI + à VAL Dudensing. Bien cordialement ' (lower center)
pen and India ink on paper
11 x 8 ¼ in. (28 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nice on 11 November 1929
Portrait de Margaret (Bibi)
signed, dated and dedicated 'Henri-Matisse 11/11 29 à BIBI + à VAL Dudensing. Bien cordialement ' (lower center)
pen and India ink on paper
11 x 8 ¼ in. (28 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nice on 11 November 1929
Provenance
Margaret (Bibi) and Valentine Dudensing, New York (gift from the artist, 1929).
Private collection, France (by descent from the above).
Cyrille de Gunzberg, Paris.
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2013).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Private collection, France (by descent from the above).
Cyrille de Gunzberg, Paris.
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2013).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Allegra Bettini