Sale 7858
London
|
24 June 2010
Price realised
GBP 73,250
Estimate
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Femme nue assise dans un fauteuil stamped with the initials (lower left) pen and India ink on paper 12 3/8 x 9 in. (32.2 x 22.9 cm.)
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York (with his collector's stamp at the reverse). Acquired from the above by the present owner in the early 1970s.
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