December Art Discovery Sale
Dec 3, 2020
USA
1243 Pond Street, Franklin. MA 02038
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LOT 4:
Henri Matisse, Manner of/ Attributed: Feuille Noire Sur Fond Verte
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Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price:
$10,000 - $20,000
Auction house commission: 35%
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Henri Matisse, Manner of/ Attributed: Feuille Noire Sur Fond Verte
Henri Emile Benoit Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Manner of/ Attributed: Feuille Noire Sur Fond Verte, Gouache and paper collage, signed in pencil and dated (52) lower right. Unframed.
During the last decade of his life Henri Matisse deployed two simple materials , white paper and gouache, to create works of wide-ranging color and complexity. An unorthodox implement, a pair of scissors, was the tool Matisse used to transform paint and paper into a world of plants, animals, figures, and shapes. 28 21 inches.
