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Property of an American Diplomat

Henri Matisse

Femme assise, chaise

Estimate

50,000 - 70,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of an American Diplomat

Henri Matisse 

1869 - 1954 


Femme assise, chaise 

signed Henri-Matisse and dated 1927 (lower right) 

pencil on paper 

10 ⅞ by 15 ⅛ in. 

27.7 by 38.3 cm. 

Executed in Nice in 1927. 

 

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Wanda de Guébriant. 

Estate of the artist

Pierre Matisse, New York (acquired by descent from the above) 

Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, New York (acquired from the above)

Private Collection, Germany (acquired as a gift from the above in 2003)  

Sotheby's, London, 9 February 2005, lot 290 (consigned by the above) 

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner