A Study by Henri Matisse

Published on 17 June 2022, by Claire Papon

Auction on 24 June 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Sold today by an art lover who was a close friend of Pierre Matisse, this large charcoal and stump drawing was a preparatory work for a painting that was never completed.

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Deux femmes et un enfant dans un intérieur, fenêtre ouverte,... A Study by Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Deux femmes et un enfant dans un intérieur, fenêtre ouverte, janvier 1939 (Two Women and a Child In an Interior With an Open Window, January 1939), charcoal and stump on paper, 61 x 61 cm/24 x 24 in.
Estimate: €300,000/500,000
© Henri Matisse Estate

During the 1930s, gallery owner Pierre Matisse exhibited very few of his father's works, as he only gained his trust for a few lithographs. The young dealer, established in New York, focused on other leading figures in modern art like Miró , Balthus, Calder and Giacometti . In the winter of 1943, the Pierre Matisse Gallery…

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