HENRI MATISSE | Nu

Pierre Matisse, New York (the artist's son, by descent)
Private Collection (by descent from the above; sale: Christie's, New York, 10th March 2010, lot 54)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at two places along the upper edge and floating in its mount. The upper edge is deckled. The sheet is very lightly time stained with further minor staining to the extreme edges. There is a small spot of discoloration to the left of the extreme lower edge and two very minor spots of foxing to the background. This work is in overall very good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Wanda de Guébriant.