Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Grille

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Grille
signed with initials and dated 'HM 53' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor, brush and India and black inks, black Conté crayon, pencil and paper collage on paper laid down on canvas
118 1/8 x 43 ¼ in. (300 x 109.9 cm.)
Executed in 1953

Provenance
Mary Lasker, New York (acquired from the artist, 1953).
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York.
Private collection, Chicago (acquired from the above, 14 May 1971); sale, Christie’s, New York, 11 November 1997, lot 166.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Pre-Lot Text
Property Sold by a Charitable Foundation

Literature
J. Cowart, J.D. Flam, D. Fourcade and J.H. Neff, Henri Matisse: Paper Cut-Outs, exh. cat., The St. Louis Art Museum, 1977, p. 265 (illustrated, fig. 72; with incorrect dimensions and incomplete medium).
J. Russell, Matisse: Father and Son, New York, 1999.
O. Berggruen, M. Hollein and M. Anthonioz, Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, Masterpieces from the Late Years, exh. cat., Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2002, p. 73 (illustrated).