Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Portrait de Claude Duthuit

Details

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Portrait de Claude Duthuit
stamped with initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
167/8 x 127/8 in. (42.8 x 32.7 cm.)
Drawn in Paris, July 1946

Provenance

Estate of the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Lot Essay

A photo-certificate from Wanda de Guébriant dated Paris, 20 May 1998 accompanies this drawing, which is recorded under no. L I89 in the artist's archives.

Claude was a grandson of the artist, the son of his daughter Marguerite and art historian Georges Duthuit.

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