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Etude pour "Le Faune"
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Etude pour "Le Faune"
stamped with initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1935
Etude pour "Le Faune"
stamped with initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1935
Provenance
Jean Matisse, Paris (son of the artist).
Patrick J. Messiant, Paris and New York.
Borcomm Corporation, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1990.
Patrick J. Messiant, Paris and New York.
Borcomm Corporation, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1990.
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Further Details
The late Marguerite Duthuit confirmed the authenticity of this work.