Property of American Filmmaker John Hughes

Henri Matisse

1869 - 1954

Tête de femme

Signed Henri Matisse, dated Vence 10 mai 1944, numbered Exemplaire 5/6 and extensively inscribed (on the adjoining title page of Thèmes et Variations); signed Henri Matisse (on the verso of the adjoining title page)

Pen and ink on paper

12 3/4 by 9 5/8 in. (32.4 by 24.5 cm)

Framed: 22 7/8 by 19 3/4 in. (58.1 by 50.2 cm)

Executed in Vence on May 10, 1944.

The auth♔enticity of this work has been confirmed by Madame Marguerite Duthuit-Mat🌠isse.