Henri Matisse

(French, 1869-1954)

Portrait de Femme, 1944

pen and ink on paper

signed H Matisse and dated (lower left)

Please note this lot will be on view at Freeman's | Hindman Manhattan galleries, located at 32 E. 67th St, from October 20th to October 27th (10am-5pm).

20 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (52.7 x 40.3cm)

Property from a New Jersey Estate.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

We wish to thank Madame Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse for kindly confirming the authenticity of the present lot when previously offered at auction.

Provenance:

Pierre Matisse, Paris, France.

Acquired directly from the above.

Waddington Galleries, London, the United Kingdom.

David B. Findlay Galleries, New York, New York.

Acquired directly from the above in 1973 by the present owner.

Framed: 31 x 26 x 3 in.

The work is in overall very good condition. The paper is slightly toned and there is some mat staining at the edges. The paper is hinged to the mount at the four corners such that the verso is not accessible, and there is staining at the top two corners from previous adhesive. There are pinpoints of foxing scattered, for instance at bottom left, at center and at the corners. Additional images available upon request.

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Raphaël Chatroux is the Head of Department for Freeman's Impressionist & Modern Art.

Chatroux joined Freeman’s in 2016 as a Fine Art department intern. Later that year, he was the Samuel M. Freeman II Fellowship recipient and was promoted to cataloguer. Since his arrival, he has developed an expertise for a wide range of American and European art. He worked closely with Chairman Alasdair Nichol on the successful sales of The Collections of Heidi Bigham Stott in 2020 and The Peltz Collection of Pennsylvania Impressionists in 2021. Chatroux is associated with recent world records obtained for artists Cecilia Beaux, Emma Fordyce McRae, and Bo Bartlett. He was also instrumental in the acquisition of a Berthe Morisot oil painting by the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. As a native of France, Chatroux has worked in various art centers in Paris including Hôtel Drouot, where he oversaw auctions of fine wine and good spirits and the Palace of Versailles, where he conceived and curated several bilingual audio-guide tours. Chatroux graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University with a degree in art history; he also holds a master’s degree in art law.

Impressionist and Modern Art

Portrait de Femme, 1944

Impressionist and Modern Art

Portrait de Femme, 1944

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