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Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
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signed with initials and dated bottom right 'HM 53'
brush, black ink, gouache, black crayon, pencil and collage on tan and buff paper laid down on canvas
107½ x 43 in. (273.1 x 109.2 cm.)
Executed in 1953
Grille
signed with initials and dated bottom right 'HM 53'
brush, black ink, gouache, black crayon, pencil and collage on tan and buff paper laid down on canvas
107½ x 43 in. (273.1 x 109.2 cm.)
Executed in 1953
Provenance
Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, New York (acquired from the artist in 1953)
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982
Literature
J.D. Flam, D. Fourcade and J.H. Neff, exh. cat., Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs, Art Museum, St. Louis, 1977, p. 265 (illustrated, fig. 72)
Sale room notice
Please note this collage is on joined tan and buff paper.
Please note the correct dimensions are: 118 x 43 in. (302 x 109.2 cm.) Please note that the last line of provenance should read:
Acquired from the above by the present owner on May 14, 1971
Please note the correct dimensions are: 118 x 43 in. (302 x 109.2 cm.) Please note that the last line of provenance should read:
Acquired from the above by the present owner on May 14, 1971