HENRI MATISSE (FRENCH 1869-1954)

HENRI MATISSE (FRENCH 1869-1954) L'Idole, 1906 pen and ink on paper 26 x 21 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) signed lower right EXPERTISEAccompanied by a photo certificate signed by Marguerite Duthuit, dated October 24, 1969. (Copy available upon request)PROVENANCEDina Vierny, ParisJan Krugier Gallery, New YorkPrivate collection, SwitzerlandPrivate collection, New YorkCamillos Kouros Gallery, New YorkAcquired at the above by the previous ownerEXHIBITEDParis, Galerie Dina Vierny, Exposition Matisse, May 1970Marseille, Musee Cantini, 130 Dessins de Matisse, June 14 - September 15, 1974, no. 10Bielefeld, Kunsthalle, Henri Matisse: das goldene Zeitalter, October 18 - December 13, 1981, no. 21Venice, Museo Correr, Matisse et l'Italie, May 28 - October 18, 1987, p. 216, no. D11New York, C&M Arts, Henri Matisse: A Survey of Drawings, October 11 - December 7, 1996, pl. 18 (illustrated)