Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Antique et oeillets

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Antique et oeillets
signed and dated 'Henri-Matisse 1928' (lower left); signed again and titled ‘Henri Matisse Antique et oeillets’ (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
24 x 19 ¾ in. (61 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in Nice, 1928

Provenance
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York (possibly acquired from the artist, November 1930).
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, New York (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the family of the late owner.

Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Estate of William Kelly Simpson

Literature
(possibly) F. Neugass, “Henri-Matisse: 1869-1929” in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, vol. 32, no. 6, March 1929, p. 16 (illustrated).
R. Escholier, Henri Matisse, 1937, p. 107.
D.A. Smart, ed., Coronet, vol. 4, no. 3, July 1938, p. 13 (illustrated in color; titled Still Life with Plaster Figure).
G. Diehl, Henri Matisse, Paris, 1954, p. 83 (titled Torse antique au bouquet d'oeillets).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. 2, p. 1287, no. 683 (illustrated).

Exhibited
Berlin, Galerien Thannhauser, Henri Matisse, February-March 1930, p. 20, no. 78 (illustrated, p. 51; titled Weiblicher Torso).
Paris, Petit Palais, Maître de l’art Indépendant, May-July 1937, no. 30.
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice, 1916-1930, November 1986-March 1987, p. 328, no. 161 (illustrated in color, p. 224, pl. 180; illustrated again, p. 328; titled Nature morte au torse de plâtre and with incorrect dimensions).
(possibly) Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Claude Monet: 1840-1926, September 2010-January 2011.