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HENRI MATISSE

French, 1869-1954

"Nu assis, bras gauche sur la tete", 1926

lithograph Pl.85 on Imperial Japan paper
signed and inscribed in pencil lower left "Essai", from an edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs and 6 trial proofs, a trial proof with wide margins
21 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (54.6 x 69.2 cm.) (sheet), Frame: 32 x 38 x 2 in. (81.3 x 96.5 x 5.1 cm.)

  • Provenance: The Matisse family collection; Private Collection, ca.1992; David Findlay Jr. Gallery, New York, New York; Private Collection, Connecticut since 2000
  • Literature: Margaret Duthuit-Matisse, Claude Duthuit, "Henri Matisse, Oeuvre Grave", Paris, Claude Duthuit, 1983, D.473, page 73.
  • Notes: The three lithographed corner indications on this trial proof do not appear on the edition prints.
  • Condition: in very good overall condition; slight waviness to the paper; a few flattened creases visible along the edges; not examined out of the frame

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