Lot 35
  • 35

Henri Matisse

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Nu au Coussin Bleu (D. 442)
  • Lithograph
  • image: 610 by 477 mm 24 by 16 3/4 in
  • sheet: 755 by 565 mm 29 3/4 by 22 1/8 in
Lithograph, 1924, signed in pencil, numbered 5/50, on J Perrigot Arches wove paper, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition, the full sheet. Pale-mat stain and discoloration associated with plastic corner mounts at the periphery of the sheet, recto and verso. The verso with four hinge remnants.
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Catalogue Note

The present lot is the first state of Matisse 1924 lithograph, Nu au cousin bleu à côté d’une cheminée (Duthuit 454).