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Portrait de Marguerite
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Portrait de Marguerite
signed with the initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
10½ x 8¼ in. (26.8 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in 1922
Portrait de Marguerite
signed with the initials 'HM.' (lower right)
pencil on paper
10½ x 8¼ in. (26.8 x 21 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in 1922
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the above.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent.
Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the above.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent.
Special notice
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