Christie’s roundel
Lot 245 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Jeune femme accoudée

Closed3 February 2010

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GBP 97,250

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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Jeune femme accoudée
signed and dated 'HMatisse Juill.44' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
20½ x 15¾ in. (52 x 40 cm.)
Executed in July 1944

Miss Fleur Cowles.
Niveau Gallery, New York.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1968, lot 383.
Peterson collection, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 2004, lot 385.
Private collection, London, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.