HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) Collioure en août

HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Collioure en août
signed 'Henri. Matisse' (lower right); signed again 'Henri Matisse' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
35 1/8 x 45 7/8 in. (89 x 116.5 cm.)
Painted in Collioure circa 1911

Provenance
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Paris (acquired from the artist, 6 December 1911).
Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Munich (acquired from the above, 26 November 1913).
Paul Poiret, Paris (by 1923); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 November 1925, lot 88.
(possibly) M Petildi (acquired at the above sale).
George Salles, Paris (by 1951, then by descent).
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London (acquired from the above, 1988).
Donald B. and Catie Marron, New York (acquired from the above, 19 May 1988).
Acquavella Galleries, Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 2002).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 5 August 2002.