Femme assise dans un fauteuil

Details

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme assise dans un fauteuil
signed 'Henri Matisse' (lower right)
pencil on paper
14 x 9¼in. (35.4 x 23.2cm.)
Drawn in Nice between 1918 and 1919

Provenance

Galerie le Nouvel Essor, Paris, 1928
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 22 Apr 1971, lot 42
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 4 Jul 1973, lot 218
Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 1 Apr 1987, lot 424

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Lot Essay

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Mrs. Wanda de Guébriant.
This sketch by Henri Matisse displays the artist's love of the female form and it recurs as a favourite subject matter throughout his career. Intimate details such as the top of the woman's stockings exemplify the artist's eye for details of dress and costume as the accessories of femininity.

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