Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Les régates de Nice

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Les régates de Nice
signed 'Henri-Matisse' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (81 x 65.1 cm.)
Painted in Nice, 1921

Provenance
Georges Bernheim, Paris (acquired from the artist, 1921).
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.), London.
Baron Napoléon Gourgaud, l'Île d'Aix (by 1944).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, June 1983.

Pre-Lot Text
Property from the Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass

Literature
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. II, p. 967, no. 447 (illustrated; titled Femme sur un balcon).

Exhibited
Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, The Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass, March-May 2015, p. 38, no. 18 (illustrated in color, p. 39).