Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête
signed with the initials 'HM' (lower right)
pencil on paper
20¾ x 16 in. (52.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Drawn circa 1943
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Tête
signed with the initials 'HM' (lower right)
pencil on paper
20¾ x 16 in. (52.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Drawn circa 1943
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (no. L.2779).
Mel Ferrer, Santa Barbara, CA., by whom acquired from the above by 1967, and thence to his estate.
Mrs. Lisa Soukhotine-Ferrer, Santa Barbara, CA., to whom gifted from the above.
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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Please note that Wanda de Guebriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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