HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening

HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Evening

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Henri Matisse

Tête de femme (Madame Paley)

Auction Closed

December 7, 05:45 PM GMT

Estimate

600,000 - 800,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954

Tête de femme (Madame Paley)


signed Henri Matisse and dated twice Sept. 36 and 6/IX (lower right)

charcoal on paper

66 by 51cm., 26 by 20⅛in.

Executed on 6th September 1936.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.

Estate of the artist
Pierre Matisse, New York (by descent from the above)
Maria-Gaetana Matisse, New York (inherited from the above circa 1989)
The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York (acquired from the above in 2003)
Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 2003

 

Dessins de la Donation Matisse (exhibition catalogue), Musée Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambresis, 1988, pl. 13, illustrated p. 74