Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Visage de femme (Katia)
signed 'H Matisse' (lower left) and dated and inscribed '5/51 à Carmen Katia Leschennes' (lower right)
brush and India ink on paper
9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.9 x 18.8 cm.)
Painted in May 1951

Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Lionel Prejger, Paris (by 1982).
The Pace Gallery, New York.
Pace Wildenstein, New York (acquired from the above).
Melva Bucksbaum, Chicago (acquired from the above, 2007); Estate sale, Christie's, New York, 14 November 2017, lot 147.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.