Lot Essay
Behind Matisse on the wall is a chalk drawing he made for Brassaï. This photograph is the only trace of this drawing.
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Matisse drawing a nude, 1939
Details
BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
Matisse drawing a nude, 1939
gelatin silver print
titled and dated in red ink and 'rue du Faubourg-St. Jacques' credit stamp (on the verso)
9 3/8 x 7in. (23.7 x 17.8cm.)
Matisse drawing a nude, 1939
gelatin silver print
titled and dated in red ink and 'rue du Faubourg-St. Jacques' credit stamp (on the verso)
9 3/8 x 7in. (23.7 x 17.8cm.)
Literature
Brassaï, Les Artistes de ma vie, Denoël, 1982, p. 130