Lot #1936: HENRI MATISSE [imputée] - Nu au repos - Pen and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Henri Matisse [imputée] (French, 1869 - 1954).
Title: "Nu au repos".
Medium: Pen and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1941.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (241 x 324 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed and dated in ink, lower right. Light cream thin wove paper. Very good condition; drawn on the verso of a book title page. Comment(s): Matisse was known for both his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a printmaker and a sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.Image copyright © Succession H. Matisse, Paris /Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30330-2-2400]