Sale 6379
| New York
| New York
Estimate$70,000 – $90,000
Madame Wanda de Guébriant had previously confirmed the present lot is recorded in the artist's archives as number N58.
Provenance:
The Artist.
By descent in the Matisse family.
Lumley Cazalet, Ltd., London, the United Kingdom.
Christie's, New York, sale of November 7, 2001, lot 473 (as Liban).
Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited:
"Henri Matisse: Twenty Paintings and Drawings," Lumley Cazalet, Ltd., London, the United Kingdom, June - July, 1998, no. 17 (illustrated in the accompanying exhibition catalogue p. 41).
Framed: 29 x 23 x 2 in.
The drawing is in overall good condition. The paper is hinged to the mat in four places with tape at the corners verso. There is evidence of old adhesive verso and some skinning of the paper at the top two corners. The paper is slightly toned and there are pinholes at the four corners and at bottom center. There are a few small soft handling creases, for instance at the bottom right corner, at the right edge and along the deckled edge at top and bottom. There are a few scattered pinpoint fox marks, for instance in the chin, in the left cheek and at top right. Additional images available upon request.
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