Lot 46
  • 46

Henri Matisse

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Orphée
  • signé Matisse et daté 45 (en bas à droite)
  • encre sur papier
  • 32,5 x 23,5 cm ; 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.

Provenance

Vente : Artcurial, Paris, 2 juillet 2003, lot 686
Simon Capstick-Dale Fine Art, New York
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel en 2007

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper. The sheet is deckled along the four edges. Apart from a few very faint scattered dots of foxing, this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Matisse' and dated '45' (lower right); ink on paper. Executed in 1945.