Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Tête, Lydia
signed and dated 'Matisse 49' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
2034 x 16 in. (52.7 x 40.7 cm.)
Drawn in 1949
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Exhibited
Paris, Mona Bismark Foundation, Matisse: Visages découverts, 1945-1954, 1996, p. 94 and 179, no. 37 (illustrated).
Le Cateau Cambrésis, Musée Matisse and Musée Matisse de Nice, Lydia Delectorskaya: Muse et modèle de Matisse, February-September 2010, pp. 150 and 220 (illustrated).
FURTHER DETAILS
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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