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Lot 480
  • 480

Henri Matisse

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Nature morte au pot de terre
  • signed Henri Matisse (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 38.4 by 46.2cm., 15 1/8 by 18 1/4 in.

Provenance

Auguste Matisse (brother of the artist)
Daric Nielson, Paris (sale: Sotheby's, London, 8th July 1971, lot 41)
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired by the late owner circa  1970s

Exhibited

Paris, Grand Palais, Henri Matisse. Exposition du Centenaire, 1970, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue
Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Matisse. En retrospectiv udstilling, 1970, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Mario Luzi & Massimo Carrà, L'opera di Matisse dalla rivolta 'fauve' all'intimismo 1904-1928, Milan, 1971, no. 2, illustrated p. 85

Condition

The canvas is lined. There is a thick layer of varnish preventing the UV light from fully penetrating, however, UV examination does reveal a few spots of retouching to the centre of the upper edge and a small area towards the right of the upper edge. A further few spots and thin lines are visible towards the lower edge. There is a fine scratch with associated paint loss to the upper left corner and centre of the upper edge and a further spot towards the right of the e of the signature. There is some frame rubbing in places along the left edge. There is a tiny spot of paint loss towards the right of the upper edge and a few lines of craquelure and shrinkage in places to the background. This work is in overall good condition.
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