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PROPERTY FROM THE MOUGINS MUSEUM OF CLASSICAL ART
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Académie, buste ancien
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Académie, buste ancien
signed 'Matisse' (lower right)
charcoal and brown chalk on paper
24 ½ x 18 7⁄8 in. (62.4 x 47.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1892
Académie, buste ancien
signed 'Matisse' (lower right)
charcoal and brown chalk on paper
24 ½ x 18 7⁄8 in. (62.4 x 47.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1892
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York, by descent from the artist.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 3 February 2010, lot 238.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris, by descent from the above, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 3 February 2010, lot 238.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
M. Merrony, 'Birth of a Museum', in Minerva, vol. 22, no. 2, London, March - April 2011, p. 38 (illustrated fig. 4; with incorrect medium).
D. Alberge, 'Classical Modern Art', in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, no. 13, pp. 314 & 315 (illustrated p. 314; titled 'Ancient Bust' and with incorrect medium).
V. Bougault, 'L'Antiquité au goût du jour', in Connaissance des arts, no. 706, Paris, July - August 2012, p. 115 (illustrated in situ; with incorrect medium).
M. Squire, J. Cahill & R. Allen, eds., The Classical Now, exh. cat., King's College, London, 2018, no. 109, n.p. (illustrated pl. 109; titled 'Drawing of an Ancient Bust' and with incorrect medium).
D. Alberge, 'Classical Modern Art', in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, no. 13, pp. 314 & 315 (illustrated p. 314; titled 'Ancient Bust' and with incorrect medium).
V. Bougault, 'L'Antiquité au goût du jour', in Connaissance des arts, no. 706, Paris, July - August 2012, p. 115 (illustrated in situ; with incorrect medium).
M. Squire, J. Cahill & R. Allen, eds., The Classical Now, exh. cat., King's College, London, 2018, no. 109, n.p. (illustrated pl. 109; titled 'Drawing of an Ancient Bust' and with incorrect medium).
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011- 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA88MA).
Further details
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Brought to you by
Veronica Scarpati
Head of Works on Paper Sale