Lot #1695: HENRI MATISSE [imputée] - Femme allongée - Pen and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Henri Matisse [imputée] (French, 1869 - 1954).
Title: "Femme allongée".
Medium: Pen and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1935.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (165 x 241 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed in ink, upper right. Drawn on cream textured wove paper. Very good condition; unobtrusive foxing, else fine. Comment(s): Matisse was known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a printmaker and a sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Image copyright © Succession H. Matisse, Paris /Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30509-1-1600]