Tax exempt.

Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund*

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Tête de jeune fille

Details

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête de jeune fille
signed with initials 'HM.' (lower left)
pen and India ink on paper
8 x 10 3/8 in. (20.3 x 26.4 cm.)
Drawn in Nice, 1941

Provenance

Lumley Cazalet, Ltd., London.
Katsuko Suzuki, New York (acquired from the above, April 1990).
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 1998.

Special notice

Tax exempt.

Further details

*This lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue.

Lot Essay

In an inscription on the reverse of this drawing, Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed its authenticity: 'Dessin réalisé par Henri Matisse à Nice en 1941 - No. G352 des archives de l'artiste - certificate no. I46-612 Paris, le 28 avril 1993 W. Guébriant'

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