Henri Matisse
Femme allongée, 1944
Charcoal on paper
15 7/8 x 20 5/8 in, 40.2 x 52.4 cm
Signed and dated 'H Matisse 44' lower right
Provenance
Estate of the artistPierre and Tana Matisse Foundation (by descent from above)
Literature
Massachusetts, South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College, Matisse Drawings: Curated by Ellsworth Kelly from The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Collection, August – December 2014, pp. 70-71, illus. (travelled to: Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah; Audain Art Museum, Whistler; University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Georges Matisse, under number J278 and dated 24 April 2026