Le Serf
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Le Serf
stamped with initials lower right
pencil on paper
13¼ x 8¾in. (33.5 x 22.3cm.)
Drawn circa 1901, this is a portrait of one of Matisse's male models Pignatelli, alias Bevilacqua. It closely relates to Matisse's bronze Le Serf of 1900-03, which portrays a bearded male nude with the arms cut below the shoulder (see: Pierre Schneider, Matisse, Paris, 1984, p. 543 for an illustration of the bronze cast)
Marguerite Duthuit has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work
Le Serf
stamped with initials lower right
pencil on paper
13¼ x 8¾in. (33.5 x 22.3cm.)
Drawn circa 1901, this is a portrait of one of Matisse's male models Pignatelli, alias Bevilacqua. It closely relates to Matisse's bronze Le Serf of 1900-03, which portrays a bearded male nude with the arms cut below the shoulder (see: Pierre Schneider, Matisse, Paris, 1984, p. 543 for an illustration of the bronze cast)
Marguerite Duthuit has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work
Provenance
Jean Matisse, Paris (the Artist's son)