PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JACQUELYN MILLER MATISSEJacquelyn Miller was born on November 11th, 1940 to Floyd Roosevelt Miller and Clairiné Spence Miller. The middle of five siblings, she relocated with her family to Chicago in 1949. In Chicago, with its many cultural diversions, Jacquelyn Miller developed interests which would influence her later career. She became interested in dance, both classical and modern, and she developed an interest in art through her many visits to the Art Institute. After college, she worked as a secretary, but after a few years, her wish to see the world became too strong and she packed a bag and left for Europe. Arriving in Paris in 1966, she soon found work dancing for Roland Petit at the Casino de Paris. She also worked for many years as a house model for Yves Saint Laurent. It was in Paris that she met and married Pierre-Noël (Peter) Matisse, youngest grandson of the artist and after this marriage in 1978, much of her life was devoted to Peter and their life together. On Peter’s death in 2006, she devoted her time to travel, often as a representative of the Matisse family, and spent time on various philanthropic activities. On her death in March 2018, she requested that the majority of her estate be given to charitable causes. Proceeds from the sale of her collection will benefit The Alzheimer’s Research Institute, The National Foundation for Autism Research, Société Française du Cancer, and The Art Institute of Chicago.Jacquelyn will be missed greatly by her many friends and her family.

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Vase de fleurs sur fauteuil rocaille

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Vase de fleurs sur fauteuil rocaille
signed with the initials 'HM' (lower right)
black Conté crayon on paper
20 ¾ x 16 in. (52.7 x 40.5 cm.)
Drawn in 1943

Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the artist.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent to the late owner.

Taipei, National Museum of History, Matisse: L'émotion du trait, le don de l'espace, November 2002 - February 2003, p. 155 (illustrated).

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