Lot Essay
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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Femme se recoiffant
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme se recoiffant
signed 'Henri-Matisse' (lower right)
charcoal on paper mounted at the edges on paper
21¾ x 17¾ in. (55.3 x 45.2 cm.)
Drawn in Nice, circa 1925
Femme se recoiffant
signed 'Henri-Matisse' (lower right)
charcoal on paper mounted at the edges on paper
21¾ x 17¾ in. (55.3 x 45.2 cm.)
Drawn in Nice, circa 1925
Provenance
Girt from the artist to Madame Cuttoli, 1938, to be sold to benefit Spanish children.
Literature
G. Waldemar, Dessins d'Henri Matisse, Paris, 1925, p. 59.
Exhibited
Lucerne, Galerie Thannhauser, 1937, no. 530.
Sale room notice
The cataloguing for this work should read as follows:
Provenance:
Gift of the artist to Madame Cuttoli, 1938, to be sold to benefit Spanish children.
Exhibited:
Lucerne, Galerie Thannhauser, 1937, no. 530.
Literature:
G. Waldemar, Dessins d'Henri Matisse, Paris, 1925, p. 59.
Please note that this drawing was not ever owned by Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne, as stated in the catalogue entry.
Provenance:
Gift of the artist to Madame Cuttoli, 1938, to be sold to benefit Spanish children.
Exhibited:
Lucerne, Galerie Thannhauser, 1937, no. 530.
Literature:
G. Waldemar, Dessins d'Henri Matisse, Paris, 1925, p. 59.
Please note that this drawing was not ever owned by Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne, as stated in the catalogue entry.