Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Jeune femme allongée
signed and dated 'Henri Matisse 12/41' (lower left)
black Conté crayon on paper
15 7/8 x 20 5/8 in. (40.5 x 52.5 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in December 1941
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Jerrold Morris Gallery, Toronto (acquired from the above). Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto (acquired from the above, 1969). Private collection, Toronto (acquired from the above, May 1978). Ameringer & Avard Fine Art, Inc., New York. Private collection, Los Angeles (acquired from the above, May 1993). Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2018.
Exhibited
Toronto, Jerrold Morris Gallery, Henri Matisse: Drawings, April 1969, no. 17 (illustrated).