Artist:
Henri Matisse
Artwork:
Portrait De Lydia & Les Bras Croises (A Double-Sided Work)
Size:
25 x 20 cm
Medium:
White chalk on black paper
Creation year:
1936
Marks:
Signed with the initials HM (lower right); signed with the initials HM and dedicated a L.D. (on the verso)
Category:
Drawings
Provenance:
Lydia Delectorskaya, France (the sitter; a gift from the artist); Charles Sorlier, Paris (a gift from the previous); Private Collection, France (by descent from the previous and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1994, lot 245); Acquired at the previous sale
Sotheby's New York
Date:
2019-11-13
Lot Number:
460
Low Estimate:
$50000
[+70%]
High Estimate:
$70000
[+21%]
Hammer Price:
$85000
Sold For:
$106250
Notes:
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Georges Matisse