Lot 157
  • 157

Henri Matisse

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Portrait de Lydia
  • Signed H. Matisse and dated 47 (lower right)
  • Pencil on paper
  • 14 5/8 by 11 1/4 in.
  • 37.1 by 28.4 cm

Provenance

Galerie de l'Elysée (Alex Maguy), Paris
Isaac Stern, New York
Private Collection, Paris

Condition

The drawing is in excellent condition. The work is executed on cream wove paper. The sheet has been mounted to a mat and the edges and reverse of the sheet are not accessible. It is not clear if the work has been laid down or not. There is very minor foxing along the middle of the right edge. There is some very light mat staining to extreme periphery of the edges of the sheet.
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