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HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Etude pour Poésies (recto and verso)
signed with initials 'HM' (lower left; recto)
pencil on paper
105⁄8 x 81⁄8 in. (27 x 20.6 cm.)
Drawn circa 1932
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
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Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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The recto and verso of the present work are studies related to Matisse’s 1932 illustrated version of Stéphane Mallarmé's book Poésies.

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