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Femme endormi
Details
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme endormi
signed and dated 'Henri Matisse oct.1932' (lower right)
pencil on paper
12 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (32.5 x 25.2 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in October 1932
Femme endormi
signed and dated 'Henri Matisse oct.1932' (lower right)
pencil on paper
12 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (32.5 x 25.2 cm.)
Drawn in Nice in October 1932
Provenance
William H. Schab Gallery, New York.
Samuel C. Karlan, New York, by whom acquired from the above in 1965, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 7 November 2012, lot 235.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Samuel C. Karlan, New York, by whom acquired from the above in 1965, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 7 November 2012, lot 235.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
New York, William H. Schab Gallery, Six Centuries of Graphic Arts, Prints & Drawings by Great Masters, 1965, no. 187, p.186 (illustrated p. 187).
Mathildenhöhe, Eine Ausstellung der Stadt Darmstadt, 3. Internationale der Zeichnung, 1970, no. 24 (illustrated).
Mathildenhöhe, Eine Ausstellung der Stadt Darmstadt, 3. Internationale der Zeichnung, 1970, no. 24 (illustrated).
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