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Henri Matisse
Portrait of a Woman1936

Not on view
Ink drawing on cream paper, continuous-line portrait of a figure holding a shell close to their face, with minimal shading and striped garment details
Artist or Maker
Henri Matisse
France, 1869-1954
Title
Portrait of a Woman
Culture
French
Date Made
1936
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (38.74 × 28.58 cm) Frame: 25 7/8 × 22 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (65.72 × 56.2 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of A. Jerrold Perenchio
Accession Number
M.2025.64.39
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance

Atelier of the artist. Anonymous (sale, London, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 5 July 1979, lot 457, to); Waddington Galleries, London, sold February 1980 to];(1) [Sindin Gallery, New York].(1) Anonymous (sale, New York, Christie’s, 17 May 1984, lot 157A, to); A. J. Perenchio (1930–2017), Los Angeles, gifted 2025 to; Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Footnotes

(1) According to Waddington Galleries (email to Casie Kesterson, 20 October 2015).

Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, ed. Impressionist and Modern Art: The A. Jerrold Perenchio Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo © Fredrik Nilsen

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