Lot 114
  • 114

Henri Matisse

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Gérard, Petit-fils de l'artiste
  • Signed H Matisse, dated Sept 45 and inscribed à Gérard (lower right)
  • Charcoal on paper
  • 24 by 16 in.
  • 61 by 40.6 cm

Provenance

Sale: Palais Galliéra, Paris, March 23, 1965, lot 62
B. C. Holland Gallery, Chicago

Exhibited

New York, Loeb & Krugier, Matisse, 1967, no. 29

Condition

Executed on cream colored laid paper. Hinged to a mount at upper corners on verso. Artist's pinholes at upper corners. Faint mat stain with some minor surface dirt around extreme perimeter. Slight creasing at center of top edge and a soft crease just above center of left edge. Small repair at extreme lower left corner, otherwise fine. Work is in very good condition. Mme. Wanda de Guébriant will issue a certificate directly to the purchaser of this work.
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