Lot #2138: HENRI MATISSE [imputée] - Tête de dame - Pen and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Henri Matisse [imputée] (French, 1869 - 1954).
Title: "Tête de dame".
Medium: Pen and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1940.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 9 in. (305 x 229 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed in ink, lower right. Drawn on pale cream textured wove paper. Good to very good condition; the only issue is some foxing-like staining in the image, most probably removable through simple conservation. 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. [30510-1-4000]