Lot Essay
THIS IS ONE OF TWO WORKS ON BOARD PAINTED BY MATISSE FOR HIS 1906 EXHIBITION AT THE GALERIE DRUET IN PARIS, WHERE THEY WERE PLACED IN THE WINDOW. THE OTHER WORK DEPICTED LES VOILIERS.
NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS ET FLEURS
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS ET FLEURS
SIGNED WITH THE INITIALS 'H.M.' (LOWER LEFT)
OIL ON HARDBOARD
12 3/4 X 23 3/4IN. (32.4 X 60.4CM.)
PAINTED IN 1906
NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS ET FLEURS
SIGNED WITH THE INITIALS 'H.M.' (LOWER LEFT)
OIL ON HARDBOARD
12 3/4 X 23 3/4IN. (32.4 X 60.4CM.)
PAINTED IN 1906
Provenance
PIERRE RENEVEY, PARIS
RAPHAëL GUARD, PARIS
ALFRED SCHWABACHER, NEW YORK
HIS SALE, SOTHEBY'S PARKE BERNET, 9 JULY 1958, LOT 192
MATTHIESEN FINE ART LTD, LONDON
ANON. SALE, SOTHEBY'S LONDON, 29 NOVEMBER 1976, LOT 36
MARLBOROUGH GALLERIES, LONDON
RAPHAëL GUARD, PARIS
ALFRED SCHWABACHER, NEW YORK
HIS SALE, SOTHEBY'S PARKE BERNET, 9 JULY 1958, LOT 192
MATTHIESEN FINE ART LTD, LONDON
ANON. SALE, SOTHEBY'S LONDON, 29 NOVEMBER 1976, LOT 36
MARLBOROUGH GALLERIES, LONDON
Literature
EXH. CAT., HENRI MATISSE, GRAND PALAIS, PARIS 1970, P. 72 (ILLUSTRATED P. 154).
M. LUZI, L'OPERA DI MATISSE DALLA RIVOLTA 'FAUVE' ALL'INTIMISMO 1904-1928, MILAN 1971, NO. 72B, P. 89 (ILLUSTRATED P. 88).
M. LUZI, L'OPERA DI MATISSE DALLA RIVOLTA 'FAUVE' ALL'INTIMISMO 1904-1928, MILAN 1971, NO. 72B, P. 89 (ILLUSTRATED P. 88).
Exhibited
PARIS, GALERIE DRUET, HENRI MATISSE, MARCH-APRIL 1906 (SEE NOTE BELOW).