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The Joanna Carson Collection: A Legacy of Glamour and Giving, Property Sold with the Intent to Benefit Various Charities
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Nu couché II
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Nu couché II
signed with initials and numbered 'HM 5⁄10 (on the back of the right arm); stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the back of the leg)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 19 ½ in. (49.6 cm.)
Conceived in Nice in 1927; this bronze version cast in 1953
Nu couché II
signed with initials and numbered 'HM 5⁄10 (on the back of the right arm); stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the back of the leg)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 19 ½ in. (49.6 cm.)
Conceived in Nice in 1927; this bronze version cast in 1953
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Jean Matisse, Pontoise (by descent from the above).
Galerie Berggruen et Cie., Paris.
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above).
Sidney and Frances Brody, Los Angeles (acquired from the above, 5 January 1965); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 19 October 1977, lot 6.
Joanna and Johnny Carson, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
Jean Matisse, Pontoise (by descent from the above).
Galerie Berggruen et Cie., Paris.
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above).
Sidney and Frances Brody, Los Angeles (acquired from the above, 5 January 1965); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 19 October 1977, lot 6.
Joanna and Johnny Carson, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
The Joanna Carson Collection, Los Angeles, 1984.
Literature
L. Swane, Henri Matisse, Stockholm, 1944 (another cast illustrated, fig. 54).
A.H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and His Public, New York, 1951, p. 217 (illustrated, p. 457; with incorrect cataloguing).
H. Read, A Concise History of Modern Sculpture, New York, 1964, pp. 39 and 304 (another cast illustrated, fig. 34).
F. Brill, Matisse, London, 1967, p. 16 (another cast illustrated, fig. 5).
H. Read, Art and Alienation: The Role of the Artist in Society, London, 1967, pp. 121 and 171 (another cast illustrated, fig. 31).
M. Huyghe and J. Rudel, L'art et le monde moderne, Paris, 1970, vol. II, p. 137 (another cast illustrated, no. 462).
M. Luzi and M. Carrà, L'opera di Matisse, Milan, 1971, p. 109 (another cast illustrated, p. 108, fig. S20).
A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, pp. 155,157-158 and 170, nos. 209-210 (another cast illustrated twice, p. 156).
J. Jacobus, Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, p. 60 (another cast illustrated, fig. 72).
W. Tucker, The Language of Sculpture, London, 1974, p. 98 (another cast illustrated, fig. 95).
P. Schneider, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Matisse: 1904-1928, Paris, 1982, p. 111 (another cast illustrated, no. S.20).
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1984, p. 148 (plaster version illustrated on the cover; another cast illustrated, figs. 60 and 60a).
P. Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 556-557 (another cast illustrated, p. 556).
N. Watkins, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 165 and 235 (another cast illustrated, fig. 153).
M. Poma, ed., Henri Matisse: Matisse et l'Italie, exh. cat., Museo Correr, Venice, 1987, p. 236, no. S54 (another cast illustrated, p. 188).
G. Durozio, Matisse, Paris, 1989, p. 29 (another cast illustrated).
G. Néret, Matisse, Paris, 1991, p. 55 (another cast illustrated, fig. 84).
G. Néret, Henri Matisse, Cologne, 1996, p. 69 (another cast illustrated).
C . Duthuit and W. de Guébriant, Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1997, pp. 196 and 198, no. 69 (another cast illustrated, pp. 197 and 199).
A.H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and His Public, New York, 1951, p. 217 (illustrated, p. 457; with incorrect cataloguing).
H. Read, A Concise History of Modern Sculpture, New York, 1964, pp. 39 and 304 (another cast illustrated, fig. 34).
F. Brill, Matisse, London, 1967, p. 16 (another cast illustrated, fig. 5).
H. Read, Art and Alienation: The Role of the Artist in Society, London, 1967, pp. 121 and 171 (another cast illustrated, fig. 31).
M. Huyghe and J. Rudel, L'art et le monde moderne, Paris, 1970, vol. II, p. 137 (another cast illustrated, no. 462).
M. Luzi and M. Carrà, L'opera di Matisse, Milan, 1971, p. 109 (another cast illustrated, p. 108, fig. S20).
A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, pp. 155,157-158 and 170, nos. 209-210 (another cast illustrated twice, p. 156).
J. Jacobus, Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, p. 60 (another cast illustrated, fig. 72).
W. Tucker, The Language of Sculpture, London, 1974, p. 98 (another cast illustrated, fig. 95).
P. Schneider, Tout l'oeuvre peint de Matisse: 1904-1928, Paris, 1982, p. 111 (another cast illustrated, no. S.20).
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1984, p. 148 (plaster version illustrated on the cover; another cast illustrated, figs. 60 and 60a).
P. Schneider, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 556-557 (another cast illustrated, p. 556).
N. Watkins, Matisse, London, 1984, pp. 165 and 235 (another cast illustrated, fig. 153).
M. Poma, ed., Henri Matisse: Matisse et l'Italie, exh. cat., Museo Correr, Venice, 1987, p. 236, no. S54 (another cast illustrated, p. 188).
G. Durozio, Matisse, Paris, 1989, p. 29 (another cast illustrated).
G. Néret, Matisse, Paris, 1991, p. 55 (another cast illustrated, fig. 84).
G. Néret, Henri Matisse, Cologne, 1996, p. 69 (another cast illustrated).
C . Duthuit and W. de Guébriant, Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1997, pp. 196 and 198, no. 69 (another cast illustrated, pp. 197 and 199).
Exhibited
University of California Los Angeles Art Galleries; The Art Institute of Chicago and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Henri Matisse, January-June 1966, pp. 136 and 195, no. 128 (illustrated, p. 137).
University of California Los Angeles Art Galleries, Twentieth Century Sculpture from Southern California Collections, February-April 1972, pp. 24 and 84 (illustrated, p. 24).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center Minneapolis and University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, The Sculpture of Matisse, February-October 1972, p. 54, no. 58 (illustrated, p. 38).
University of California Los Angeles Art Galleries, Twentieth Century Sculpture from Southern California Collections, February-April 1972, pp. 24 and 84 (illustrated, p. 24).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center Minneapolis and University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, The Sculpture of Matisse, February-October 1972, p. 54, no. 58 (illustrated, p. 38).
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Rachael White Young
Senior Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale