Lot 5
  • 5

Henri Matisse

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Nu allongĂ©
  • Pen and ink on paper
  • 11 by 14 7/8 in.
  • 27.9 by 37.8 cm
  • Executed in 1922.

Provenance

Jean Matisse
Harold Diamond, New York
James Kirkman, London
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired by the present owners in 1990

Exhibited

New York, James Goodman Gallery, October, 1981, no. 18
Basel, Art Basel, International Art Fair, 1982

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper. Mounted to a mat at top two corners. Deckled edges at top, left and right. Surface dirt along left edge. Three minor quarter-inch tears along left deckled edged. Very good condition.
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