Coquillage et fruits

Details

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Coquillage et fruits
signed 'H Matisse' (lower right)
pencil on paper
13 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (34 x 44 cm.)
Drawn in 1940

Provenance

Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.

Exhibited

Taipei, National Museum of History, Matisse: l'émotion du trait, le don de l'espace, November 2002-February 2003, p. 150 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
The present drawing is a study for Coquillage et fruits, now in the collection of The Pushkin Museum, Moscow.

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