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Lot 111 Property from the Estate of Pierre-Noël Matisse
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Portrait du peintre Pallady
Closed7 November 2007
Price Realised
USD 115,000
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Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Matisse spent the summer of 1939 in Paris, where he produced portraits of various artist friends. He was particularly drawn to the distinguished and striking appearance of the Romanian painter Theodor Pallady, the sitter in the present work.
(fig. 1) Photograph of Henri Matisse in a studio in Paris with studies of Pallady, 1939.
Matisse spent the summer of 1939 in Paris, where he produced portraits of various artist friends. He was particularly drawn to the distinguished and striking appearance of the Romanian painter Theodor Pallady, the sitter in the present work.
(fig. 1) Photograph of Henri Matisse in a studio in Paris with studies of Pallady, 1939.