Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Escargots
gouache and pencil on paper
1138 x 1814 in. (29 x 46.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1953
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Pierre Matisse, New York.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
FURTHER DETAILS
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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This work is a study for the iron-work grille door that Matisse proposed for the Albert D. Lasker mausoleum in 1953.

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