MATISSE

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MATISSE
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Woman at rest (Lydia), 1935 Pencil on paper signed with the monogram stamp (H.M.) on the lower right hand side 24.8 x 32.3 cm Provenance:- Pierre Matisse, New York -Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by succession) - By succession since the previous one Exhibitions : " Lydia D.: Muse and Model of Matisse " February-May 2010, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée départemental Matisse , reproduced in the catalogue page 92 - Lydia D.: Muse et Modèle de Matisse", June-September 2010, Musée Matisse in Nice, reproduced in the catalogue on page 92. Bibliogrpahie : "Lydia D. Muse et modèle de Matisse", Edition de la Réunion des Musées NAtionaux, 2010, Collectif, reproduced in couluer pahe 92. A certificate from Georges Matisse dated 7 August 2019 will be given to the successful bidder. This is a portrait of Lydia Delectorskaya, the last muse and. Companion of the end of Matisse's life. Difficult to be more different from the models with black eyes, black hair, olive complexion, southern types, that Matisse preferred until then. Lydia, from Siberia, has long blond hair, blue eyes, white skin and finely cut features. Lydia became indispensable to Matisse. She helps him in the studio, cleaning his brushes, arranging his paint tubes, erasing the paintings that Matisse wants to repaint. She does the shopping at his suppliers, organizing his exhibitions, his moves. His youth, his energy, his beauty have become the air he needs to live and continue to paint.
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