Henri Matisse (1869-1954), La blouse verte brodée

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
La blouse verte brodée
signed and dated ‘Henri-Matisse 36’ (upper right)
oil on panel
6 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (16.1 x 22 cm.)
Painted in 1936

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Provenance
Paul Rosenberg, Paris (acquired from the artist, 21 May 1936).
Valentine Gallery, New York (by 1937).
Vincent Villard, New York (acquired from the above).
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York (acquired from the estate of the above, 2000).
Heinz Berggruen, Paris (acquired from the above, 2000).
By descent from the above to the present owner.

Pre-Lot Text
Property from a Distinguished Private European Collection

Literature
L. Delectorskaya, With apparent ease…Henri Matisse: Paintings from 1935-1939, Paris, 1988, p. 180 (illustrated; titled Blouse brodée couchée sur le dos, fond vert clair).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. II, p. 1331, no. 720 (illustrated).

Exhibited
Paris, Paul Rosenberg, Exposition d’œuvres récentes de Henri-Matisse, May 1936, no. 20.
Sakura, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art and Hayama, The Museum of Modern Art, Matisse et Bonnard: Lumière de la Méditerranée, March-July 2008, pp. 114 and 240, no. 62 (illustrated, p. 114; titled Blouse brodée couchée sur le dos, fond vert clair).
Berlin, The Museum Berggruen, 2000-summer 2017 (on extended loan).