Henri Matisse Odalisques au damier

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Henri Matisse
1869 – 1954

Odalisques au damier
signed Henri-Matisse (lower left)
pen and ink on paper laid down on card
12 ¾ by 19 ⅞ in.
32.4 by 50.5 cm.
Executed in 1928.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream wove paper which has been laid down to a thick card. Artist's pinholes visible in the upper corners and at the center of the upper edge. Slight discoloration around the perimeter of the sheet. A few pindots of foxing. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London (acquired by 1933)

Private Collection

Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, Minnesota (acquired by descent from the above)

Sotheby’s, New York, 12 May 1987, lot 168 (consigned by the above)

Waddington Custot Galleries, London (acquired from the above)

Acquired from the above by the present owner