Property from a Private Collection, New York
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Portrait de femme
signed Henri Matisse, dated 11/42 and dedicated à Albert Skira bien cordialement (lower right)
sanguine on paper laid down on board
20 ¼ by 15 ¾ in.
51.4 by 40 cm.
Executed in November 1942.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.
Condition Report
Provenance
Albert Skira, Lausanne (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection (acquired by descent from the above)
Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Miami
Private Collection, Coral Gables (acquired from the above on 11 February 2010)
Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 2019, lot 229 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner