Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme assise de face, bras croisés
signed 'Henri-Matisse' (lower right); signed again 'Henri Matisse' (on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
14½ x 10 5/8 in. (36.8 x 27 cm.)
Drawn in 1920
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Femme assise de face, bras croisés
signed 'Henri-Matisse' (lower right); signed again 'Henri Matisse' (on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
14½ x 10 5/8 in. (36.8 x 27 cm.)
Drawn in 1920
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris (acquired from the artist, May 1925).
A. Mack (acquired from the above, October 1926).
Alexander and Rose Rabow, San Francisco.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. II, p. 749, no. 291 (illustrated; dated 1925).
Specialist note
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
