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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  20 Oct 2019 ~ 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  459
• Lot Description:
  Henri Matisse
  (French, 1869–1954)
  Jeune Femme Assise (Young Woman Seated), 1942
  Pen and ink; Framed
  51.8 x 39.8cm
  signed and dated “12/42” lower left
  Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Matisse Archives, dated January 24, 2005 with registration No. H132.
• Provenance:
  From Matisse’s estate to the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York; then acquired by a private collector in Connecticut in 1959; thereafter held in a private collection in Melbourne. Acquired by the present owner at public auction in Sydney in 2008. Pierre Matisse Gallery photo-copy of the original label is also companying the paper work. Label includes handwritten artist’s name, date, title and stock No. ST2069 in red ink.
• Notes:
  Wanda de Guebriant, who is a recognised expert on the work of Matisse and archivist for the artist’s estate, states that this drawing relates to a painting by Matisse, entitled Monique. It is more than possible that the sitter of this drawing was a student nurse by the name of Monique Bourgeois, who met Matisse in 1942, when he advertised for a nurse to assist him with his recovery from cancer. During this time, she sat for several of Matisse’s drawings and paintings. In 1943 she entered the Dominican Order and became known as Sister Jacques-Marie. Matisse’s abiding friendship with her led to his beautiful work on the Rosary Chapel in Vence, France.
• Estimate:
  A$150,000 - 200,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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