Property from the Collection of
GERTRUDE BERNOUDY
Property from the Collection of GERTRUDE BERNOUDY
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Property from the Collection of GERTRUDE BERNOUDY
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Madeleine II
signed with initials, numbered and stamped on the base 'H.M. 10 C. VALSUANI, CIRE PERDUE'--bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 23½ in. (59.7 cm.)
Original model executed in 1903; this bronze version cast in 1952 in an edition of ten
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Madeleine II
signed with initials, numbered and stamped on the base 'H.M. 10 C. VALSUANI, CIRE PERDUE'--bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 23½ in. (59.7 cm.)
Original model executed in 1903; this bronze version cast in 1952 in an edition of ten
Provenance
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Acquired from the above by the late owner
Literature
G. Diehl, Henri Matisse, Paris, 1954, pp. 26 and 163
A.E. Elsen, "Sculpture of Matisse, Part II: Old Problems and New Possibilities," Artforum, Oct., 1968, p. 23 (another cast illustrated)
A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, pp. 50-56 (another cast illustrated, pls. 48 - 61, pp. 54-55)
D. Fourcade, Henri Matisse: écrits et propos sur l'art, Paris, 1972, p. 64 (illustrated)
A.H. Barr, Matisse, His Art and His Public, London, 1975, p. 52
M.P. Mezzatesta, Henri Matisse, Sculptor/Painter, Fort Worth, 1984, pp. 47 and 48 (another cast illustrated)
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, London, 1984, p. 145, no. 6 (illustrated)
P. Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 266, 376, 550, 556 and 562
A.E. Elsen, "Sculpture of Matisse, Part II: Old Problems and New Possibilities," Artforum, Oct., 1968, p. 23 (another cast illustrated)
A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, pp. 50-56 (another cast illustrated, pls. 48 - 61, pp. 54-55)
D. Fourcade, Henri Matisse: écrits et propos sur l'art, Paris, 1972, p. 64 (illustrated)
A.H. Barr, Matisse, His Art and His Public, London, 1975, p. 52
M.P. Mezzatesta, Henri Matisse, Sculptor/Painter, Fort Worth, 1984, pp. 47 and 48 (another cast illustrated)
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, London, 1984, p. 145, no. 6 (illustrated)
P. Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 266, 376, 550, 556 and 562
Exhibited
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, Feb., 1953, no. 4 (illustrated)