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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 17, 2023 | Hindman Auctions | Chicago | European Art | 50 | $****** - ****** | Vence | |||
Feb 3, 2010 | Christie's | London | Impressionist/Modern Works on Paper | 243 | $****** - ****** | Vence |
Works on Paper
40.6 x 53 cm (16 x 20.88 in)
pen and India ink on paper
signed H. Matisse, dated août 47, and inscribed VENCE (lower right)
The Artist"s Estate
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Sharyn Bey, acquired from the above, c. 1987
Sold: Christie"s, London, February 3, 2010, Lot 243
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Pierre Schneider, Matisse , New York, 1984, p. 739, illus.
Vence , 1947, with its rhythmic whorls and assured lines, depicts the lush landscape of southern France in a composition of arching branches that frame the bell tower of the town"s cathedral. Matisse had relocated to Vence in July 1943 to flee the German bombardment of Nice, eventually buying a home in the medieval town. Prior to his move, in 1941, the artist had become ill and was reliant on a wheelchair. Painting and sculpture became physical challenges, so Matisse turned to alternative media, including drawing. It was at this time that the artist, a notoriously dissatisfied perfectionist, began to appreciate his own works. In 1942, he wrote that, “For a year now I"ve been making an enormous effort in drawing. I say effort but that"s a mistake, because what has occurred is a floraison (blossoming) after fifty years of effort.”
Henri Matisse
(French, 1869-1954)
Vence, 1947
pen and India ink on paper
signed H. Matisse, dated août 47, and inscribed VENCE (lower right)
16 x 20 7/8 inches.
