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Property from a Distinguished American Collection
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Nu au châle vert (Nu couché, bras gauche replié)
Details
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Nu au châle vert (Nu couché, bras gauche replié)
stamped with the artist's signature 'H Matisse' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35 x 45 ¾ in. (88.9 x 116.3 cm.)
Painted in Nice in 1921
Nu au châle vert (Nu couché, bras gauche replié)
stamped with the artist's signature 'H Matisse' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35 x 45 ¾ in. (88.9 x 116.3 cm.)
Painted in Nice in 1921
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Marguerite Matisse-Duthuit, Paris and Nice (by descent from the above).
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York and Perls Galleries, New York (jointly acquired from the above, January 1965).
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth (acquired from the above, 16 September 1968).
Private collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above, 24 November 1992).
Private collection, Europe (by 2011).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, November 2015.
Marguerite Matisse-Duthuit, Paris and Nice (by descent from the above).
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York and Perls Galleries, New York (jointly acquired from the above, January 1965).
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth (acquired from the above, 16 September 1968).
Private collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above, 24 November 1992).
Private collection, Europe (by 2011).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, November 2015.
Literature
A. Basler, "Völkerbund der Malerei" in Kunst und Künstler, vol. 27, no. 4, January 1929, p. 151 (illustrated prior to inscription; titled Ruhende Frau).
H. Wiedmann, ed., "Henri Matisse" in Epoca, 1968, p. 36 (illustrated prior to inscription; titled Akt mit grünen Schal).
Kimbell Art Museum eds., Catalogue of the Collection, Fort Worth, 1972, pp. 218-220 (illustrated and illustrated again in situ in the artist's studio; dated circa 1921-1922 and titled Odalisque with Green Shawl).
Kimbell Art Museum, eds., Handbook of the Collection, Fort Worth, 1981, p. 168 (illustrated; dated circa 1921-1922).
Kimbell Art Museum, eds., In Pursuit of Quality: The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1987, pp. 312-313 (illustrated; dated circa 1921-1922).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. II, pp. 1010-1011, no. 476 (illustrated prior to inscription; dated 1921-1922 and titled Nu couché, bras gauche replié).
F. Blondel, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint de Henri Matisse, Paris, 2025, p. 413, no. 28.301 (illustrated prior to inscription; dated 1921-1922).
H. Wiedmann, ed., "Henri Matisse" in Epoca, 1968, p. 36 (illustrated prior to inscription; titled Akt mit grünen Schal).
Kimbell Art Museum eds., Catalogue of the Collection, Fort Worth, 1972, pp. 218-220 (illustrated and illustrated again in situ in the artist's studio; dated circa 1921-1922 and titled Odalisque with Green Shawl).
Kimbell Art Museum, eds., Handbook of the Collection, Fort Worth, 1981, p. 168 (illustrated; dated circa 1921-1922).
Kimbell Art Museum, eds., In Pursuit of Quality: The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1987, pp. 312-313 (illustrated; dated circa 1921-1922).
G.-P. and M. Dauberville, Matisse, Paris, 1995, vol. II, pp. 1010-1011, no. 476 (illustrated prior to inscription; dated 1921-1922 and titled Nu couché, bras gauche replié).
F. Blondel, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint de Henri Matisse, Paris, 2025, p. 413, no. 28.301 (illustrated prior to inscription; dated 1921-1922).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Henri Matisse, February-March 1922.
Venice, XVIa Biennale Internazionale di Venezia, April-October 1928, p. 201, no. 44 (titled Nudo coricato).
Venice, XXVII Biennale Internazionale di Venezia, June-October 1954, p. 286, no. 9 (titled Nudo con scialle verde).
Paris, Salon d’Automne, Exposition Rétrospective d’oeuvres de Henri Matisse, November 1955, no. 173 (dated 1921-1922).
Société Royale des Beaux-Arts de Liege, Léger, Matisse, July-September 1958, p. 48, no. 10 (dated 1922).
Aix-en-Provence, Pavilion de Vendôme, Matisse, July-August 1960, no. 18 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922 and illustrated prior to inscription).
Paris, Musée Galliera, Dix Ans de Biennale de Menton, Les Grand Prix, November 1960, no. 4 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Los Angeles, UCLA Art Galleries; The Art Institute of Chicago and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Henri Matisse, January-June 1966, pp. 89-90, no. 57 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter, May-September 1984, pp. 114-116, no. 38, figs. 74 and 75 (illustrated and illustrated again in situ in the artist's studio; dated 1921-1922).
Portland Art Museum, August-December 2017 (on loan).
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Inc., Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony, April-May 2026, p. 196, pl. 35 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Venice, XVIa Biennale Internazionale di Venezia, April-October 1928, p. 201, no. 44 (titled Nudo coricato).
Venice, XXVII Biennale Internazionale di Venezia, June-October 1954, p. 286, no. 9 (titled Nudo con scialle verde).
Paris, Salon d’Automne, Exposition Rétrospective d’oeuvres de Henri Matisse, November 1955, no. 173 (dated 1921-1922).
Société Royale des Beaux-Arts de Liege, Léger, Matisse, July-September 1958, p. 48, no. 10 (dated 1922).
Aix-en-Provence, Pavilion de Vendôme, Matisse, July-August 1960, no. 18 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922 and illustrated prior to inscription).
Paris, Musée Galliera, Dix Ans de Biennale de Menton, Les Grand Prix, November 1960, no. 4 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Los Angeles, UCLA Art Galleries; The Art Institute of Chicago and Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Henri Matisse, January-June 1966, pp. 89-90, no. 57 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Henri Matisse: Sculptor/Painter, May-September 1984, pp. 114-116, no. 38, figs. 74 and 75 (illustrated and illustrated again in situ in the artist's studio; dated 1921-1922).
Portland Art Museum, August-December 2017 (on loan).
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Inc., Matisse: The Pursuit of Harmony, April-May 2026, p. 196, pl. 35 (illustrated; dated 1921-1922).
Further Details
Georges Matisse has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale