Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Eva
signed, dated and titled 'H Matisse mai 48 EVA' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
2034 x 1678 in. (52.7 x 42.9 cm.)
Drawn in May 1948
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Exhibited
Tokyo National Museum; Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts and Ōhara Museum of Art, Henri Matisse, March-June 1951, no. 97 or 98.
Paris, Mona Bismark Foundation, Matisse: Visages découverts, 1945-1954, 1996, pp. 114 and 179, no. 60 (illustrated, p. 115).
FURTHER DETAILS
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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