Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme lisant
signed and dated 'Matisse 1945' (lower left)
charcoal and estompe on paper
20¾ x 15 7/8 in. (52.9 x 40.2 cm.)
Executed in 1945
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme lisant
signed and dated 'Matisse 1945' (lower left)
charcoal and estompe on paper
20¾ x 15 7/8 in. (52.9 x 40.2 cm.)
Executed in 1945
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (by 1953).
Ursula E. Miller, Palm Beach (by 1967).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, February 1953, no. 51.
Specialist note
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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