Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Homme nu avec épée--Etude d'académie

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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Homme nu avec épée--Etude d'académie
signed 'Matisse' (lower left); signed again and inscribed 'Matisse H. élève de M. Gustave Moreau' (lower right); signed again and numbered 'Matisse No. 3' (on the reverse)
charcoal on paper
23¾ x 18 in. (60.3 x 45.7 cm.)
Drawn on 18 February 1895

Provenance

Private collection, Paris. Anon. (by descent from the above); sale, Sotheby's, London, 6 February 2001, lot 200.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Lot Essay

Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work was drawn by Matisse as part of the entrance examination for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris on 18 February 1895. Having applied for a position at the academy four years in a row, he was finally accepted in 1895 and went on to study under Gustave Moreau, who annotated the reverse of the present drawing.

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