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Visage
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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Visage
signed with the initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper, on the reverse of the title page from the illustrated book Visages, published by Les Editions du Chêne, Paris, 1946
33.5 x 25.4 cm. (13 1/8 x 10 in.)
Executed circa 1946
Visage
signed with the initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper, on the reverse of the title page from the illustrated book Visages, published by Les Editions du Chêne, Paris, 1946
33.5 x 25.4 cm. (13 1/8 x 10 in.)
Executed circa 1946
Provenance
André Léjard (Artistic Director of Les Editions du Chêne), Paris, a gift from the artist.
Acquired from the family of the above by the present owner in the early 1980s.
Acquired from the family of the above by the present owner in the early 1980s.
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