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Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme assise avec Vase de Tulipes
signed and dated lower left Henri Matisse 30 mars 40, pencil on paper
16½ x 21¼in. (41.9 x 54cm.)
Drawn on 30 March 1940
Femme assise avec Vase de Tulipes
signed and dated lower left Henri Matisse 30 mars 40, pencil on paper
16½ x 21¼in. (41.9 x 54cm.)
Drawn on 30 March 1940
Provenance
Williamina Meyer de Schauensee, New York, bought from the artist in 1948
Literature
A. Humbert, Matisse Dessins, Paris, 1949, p. 23
M. Malingue, Matisse Dessins, Paris, 1956 (illustrated pl. 36)
J. Guichard Meili, Matisse, Paris, 1967, p. 245
M. Malingue, Matisse Dessins, Paris, 1956 (illustrated pl. 36)
J. Guichard Meili, Matisse, Paris, 1967, p. 245
Exhibited
Liège, Exposition A.P.I.A.W., Henri Matisse - Dessins, 1947, no. 25 (illustrated)
Philadelphia, Museum of Art, Matisse retrospective, 1948, no. 165 (illustrated)
Philadelphia, Museum of Art, Matisse retrospective, 1948, no. 165 (illustrated)