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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Haitienne, 1945
Lithograph
30,4 × 22,7 cm
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2018 · Lot 710
€15,000≈ $17,039≈ £13,360Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
Sittende, ryggvendt akt
Litgrafi trykket i svart på middels tynt gulhvitt papir · Paper
48,5x33 cm
Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · Nov 22, 2018 · Lot 4
NOK 75,000≈ $8,781≈ £6,823≈ €7,701HammerSign up free to seeEst. NOK 100,000–150,000View at Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner ↗
Nud albastru, 1952
Lithograph
58x79
Artmark · Nov 20, 2018 · Lot 101
€1,200≈ $1,371≈ £1,067HammerSign up free to seeEst. €150–250View at Artmark ↗
La Vierge et L'EnfantAfter the artist
France
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018 · Lot 207
$813≈ £624≈ €717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled
Lithograph
22 x 17.25 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Oct 28, 2018 · Lot 207
$1,134≈ £885≈ €1,000$900 + $234 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
La Persane, 1929
Drawing
56,3 × 37,5 cm
Grisebach · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 184
€250,000≈ $283,625≈ £221,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–300,000View at Grisebach ↗
L'abside Notre Dame
Etching · Paper
25,5 x 33,5 cm
Twents Veilinghuis · Oct 12, 2018 · Lot 1016
€500≈ $579≈ £438HammerSign up free to seeView at Twents Veilinghuis ↗
NICE. Travail & Joie
40½ x 25ins. (103 x 64cm.)
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2018 · Lot 107
£1,375≈ $1,808≈ €1,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,200–1,400View at Bonhams ↗
Nice: Travail et Joie, 1948
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018 · Lot 114
$3,125≈ £2,398≈ €2,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Figure accoudée devant paravent fleuri, 1923
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018 · Lot 115
$10,625≈ £8,155≈ €9,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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