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HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Autoportrait
stamped with initials 'HM' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
77⁄8 x 61⁄8 in. (20.1 x 15.6 cm.)
Drawn circa 1919-1920
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Henri-Matisse, exh. cat., Galerien Thannhauser, Berlin, 1930 (illustrated).
R. Hoppe, Städer och Konstnärer, Stockholm, 1931, p. 193 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Nice, Musée Matisse, Une fête en Cimmérie: Représentation du visage dans l'oeuvre de Matisse, June-September 2003, p. 64, no. 8.
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Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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