Lot 137
  • 137

Henri Matisse

Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Nu allongĂ©e
  • Signed Henri Matisse and dated 1921 (lower right)
  • Pencil on paper
  • 11 by 15 1/4 in.
  • 27.9 by 38.7 cm

Provenance

Erika Meyerovich, San Francisco
Acquired from the above on May 10, 1998 

Condition

Executed on cream colored wove paper hinged to a mount at several places around the perimeter on verso. Right and top edges are deckled. Medium is strong and fresh. Sheet is slightly dirty and there are a few tiny nicks around the extreme perimeter of the sheet. Otherwise fine. This work is in very good condition.
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