Henri Matisse

French · 1869–1954 · Painter, Printmaker

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and… (Wikipedia)

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£14,859,000≈ $20,630,236≈ €16,609,158Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumNu allongé I (Aurore)Phillips2018740lots offered1996–2026years recorded87%sold (568)$6.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Nu allongé I (Aurore)Phillips · Mar 2018£14,859,000≈ $20,630,236≈ €16,609,158Sign up to see
Jeune fille dormant à la blouse roumainePhillips · Nov 2017$4,815,000≈ £3,648,004≈ €4,090,562Sign up to see
Le TiaréPhillips · Nov 2017$1,455,000≈ £1,102,356≈ €1,236,089Sign up to see

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Nu campé bras sur la tête, 1906
Drawing · Paper
8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (22.2 x 17.5 cm.)
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 212
$50,000≈ £38,962≈ €45,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
Madame de Pompadour
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 197
€800≈ $888≈ £691HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Muzică
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 198
€700≈ $777≈ £604HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Model și vas cu anemone
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 209
€800≈ $888≈ £691HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Odaliscă în interior
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 210
€450≈ $499≈ £388HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Odaliscă cu șalvari verzi
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 211
€400≈ $444≈ £345HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Visare
Lithograph
Artmark · Oct 29, 2019 · Lot 212
€1,000≈ $1,110≈ £863HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Danseuse au tabouret, from Dix danseuses (Dancer on Stool, from Ten Dancers), 1925-26
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 68/130
I. 17 3/4 x 11 in. (45.1 x 27.9 cm) S. 19 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. (50.2 x 32.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 3
$8,750≈ £6,822≈ €7,878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Danseuse endorme (Sleeping Dancer), 1926-27
Lithograph · Paper
I. 8 1/2 x 18 in. (21.6 x 45.7 cm) S. 17 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (43.8 x 56.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 4
$10,625≈ £8,284≈ €9,566Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
UntitledAfter the artist
Lithograph
Sworders · Oct 22, 2019 · Lot 134
£120≈ $155≈ €139HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Sworders ↗

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Henri Matisse signature

416 catalogued lots by Henri Matisse record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right82
in the plate45
lower left26
in the margin4
on the reverse4
upper right2

Form

signed265
signed and dated77
signed in pencil50
initialled12
monogrammed11
stamped signature1

Signed at the bottom left, in black, "Henri Matisse"; editioned at the bottom left, with pencil, "54/75" — Odalisque with Yellow Robe, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed at the bottom left, in black, "Henri Matisse"; editioned at the bottom left, with pencil, "6/75" — The Mauritanian Screen, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
Signed lower left, in black, "Henri Matisse"; editioned lower left, in pencil, "16/75" — Madame de Pompadour, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026

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About Henri Matisse

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

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In museum collections

Fruit, 1946 - 1964
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
Boy with Butterfly Net, 1907
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
Three Bathers, 1907
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
Still Life with Pascal’s Pensées, 1924
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain