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Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Nu assis appuyé sur les mains
signed with initials and numbered on the front H.M. 3/10--bronze with brown patina
Height: 5 in. (12.5 cm.)
Length: 9½ in. (24 cm.)
Original version conceived in 1905; this bronze cast at a later date, number three in an edition of ten
Nu assis appuyé sur les mains
signed with initials and numbered on the front H.M. 3/10--bronze with brown patina
Height: 5 in. (12.5 cm.)
Length: 9½ in. (24 cm.)
Original version conceived in 1905; this bronze cast at a later date, number three in an edition of ten
Literature
A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972,
no. 72 (illustrated, p. 62)
P. Schneider, Pierre Matisse, London, 1984, p. 545 (another cast illustrated)
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, London, 1984, p. 145, no. 15 (another cast illustrated)
J. Flam, Matisse, The Man and his Art, 1869-1918, London, 1986,
no. 170 (another cast illustrated, p. 180)
P. Schneider, Henri Matisse, Matisse et l'Italie, Milan, 1987,
no. S11 (another cast illustrated, pp. 170, 228)
no. 72 (illustrated, p. 62)
P. Schneider, Pierre Matisse, London, 1984, p. 545 (another cast illustrated)
I. Monod-Fontaine, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, London, 1984, p. 145, no. 15 (another cast illustrated)
J. Flam, Matisse, The Man and his Art, 1869-1918, London, 1986,
no. 170 (another cast illustrated, p. 180)
P. Schneider, Henri Matisse, Matisse et l'Italie, Milan, 1987,
no. S11 (another cast illustrated, pp. 170, 228)