Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Nu allongé
stamped with initials 'HM.' (lower left)
pen and India ink on paper
9 ½ x 12 ½ in. (24 x 31.5 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in 1928
Provenance
Estate of the artist Eugène Wassermann, Paris. Robert Miller Gallery, New York. Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 12 November 1988, lot 206. Acquired at the above sale by Achim Moeller Fine Art on behalf of John C. Whitehead.
Exhibited
The Montclair Art Museum, Late XIX and Early XX Century French Masters, The John C. Whitehead Collection, April-June 1989, p. 32, no. 45. New York, Achim Moeller Fine Art, The Whitehead Collection, Late 19th and 20th Century French Masters, A Collection in Progress, April-May 1997, p. 132, no. 81 (illustrated in color, p. 133).
Sale Room Notice
Please note that the present lot will be illustrated in the upcoming publication of Matisse in the BarnesFoundation.