Lot Essay
This work is a study for the cover of Matisse's illustrated book of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, published in 1947 in 320 copies.
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PROPERTY FROM A MEMBER OF THE MATISSE FAMILY
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Arabesque (Etude pour la couverture du livre illustré 'Les Fleurs du mal')
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Arabesque (Etude pour la couverture du livre illustré 'Les Fleurs du mal')
pen and India ink on paper
10 5⁄8 x 8 ¼ in. (26.8 x 20.7 cm.)
Drawn circa 1945-1946
Arabesque (Etude pour la couverture du livre illustré 'Les Fleurs du mal')
pen and India ink on paper
10 5⁄8 x 8 ¼ in. (26.8 x 20.7 cm.)
Drawn circa 1945-1946
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Pierre Matisse, New York.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Pierre Matisse, New York.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Exhibited
Nice, Musée Matisse, Cinématisse, September 2019-January 2020, pp. 68 and 124 (illustrated, p. 68; dated 1947).
Further details
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Brought to you by
Emma Boyd
Associate Specialist, Acting Head of the Works on Paper Sale