Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Deux femmes nues
signed and dated 'Henri Matisse mai 1944' (lower left)
pencil on paper
15 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (39.6 x 52.5 cm.)
Executed in May 1944
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Deux femmes nues
signed and dated 'Henri Matisse mai 1944' (lower left)
pencil on paper
15 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (39.6 x 52.5 cm.)
Executed in May 1944
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Brook Street Gallery, London.
Acquired by the present owner by 1986.
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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Specialist note
Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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