HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening
Henri Matisse
Tête de femme (Madame Paley)
Auction Closed
December 7, 05:45 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Tête de femme (Madame Paley)
signed Henri Matisse and dated twice Sept. 36 and 6/IX (lower right)
charcoal on paper
66 by 51cm., 26 by 20⅛in.
Executed on 6th September 1936.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.
Estate of the artist
Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above)
Maria-Gaetana Matisse, New York (inherited from the above circa 1989)
The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 2003)
Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 2003
Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above)
Maria-Gaetana Matisse, New York (inherited from the above circa 1989)
The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 2003)
Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 2003
Dessins de la Donation Matisse (exhibition catalogue), Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambresis, 1988, pl. 13, illustrated p. 74