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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Nice Travail et Joie H. Matisse, 1947
Print (other) · Paper
63,5x100 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 12, 2015 · Lot 606
€456≈ $499≈ £329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €350–800View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
Female Bathing
Lithograph
36 x 55cm
Leonard Joel · Nov 16, 2015 · Lot 12
A$950≈ $674≈ £444≈ €629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
Nymphe et Faune, 1932
Drypoint · ed. unsigned and uneditioned
33 x 25cm
Leonard Joel · Nov 16, 2015 · Lot 17
A$1,000≈ $710≈ £467≈ €662Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Leonard Joel ↗
Nu allongé, aux babouches de paille tressée (Lying Nude with Woven Straw Slippers), 1931
Etching · Paper · ed. 16/25
I. 4 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (12.1 x 24.8 cm) S. 11 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. (28.3 x 37.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 26, 2015 · Lot 136
$6,000≈ £3,915≈ €5,449Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
NU POUR CLEVELAND, 1932
Etching · Paper · ed. edition of 250
14 x 11in. (35.56 x 27.94cm)
Whyte's · Sep 28, 2015 · Lot 105
€10,500≈ $11,729≈ £7,720HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Whyte's ↗
Petit intérieur bleu
Aquatint · Paper
50,5 x 42,5cm
Van Ham · Jun 2, 2015 · Lot 63
€19,350≈ $21,341≈ £14,015Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–View at Van Ham ↗
La robe jaune au ruban noir, 1922
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 9/50
39.1 x 28.5 cm (48.8 x 35.7 cm)
Lempertz · May 29, 2015 · Lot 332
€9,920≈ $10,882≈ £7,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
Henri Matisse gravant, 1900 - 1903
Etching · Paper
15 x 19.9 cm (31 x 39 cm)
Lempertz · May 29, 2015 · Lot 333
€11,780≈ $12,923≈ £8,470Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
Teeny
Drawing · ed. 98/100
Image - 11.75" high x 9" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 26, 2015 · Lot 32
$4,200≈ £2,780≈ €3,881HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
[Etudes pour la vierge. Tête voilée], 1950/1951
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 174/200
17 x 12-9/16 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 14, 2015 · Lot 225
$8,500≈ £5,751≈ €8,040HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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Henri Matisse signature

404 catalogued lots by Henri Matisse record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (51% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right81
in the plate45
lower left25
in the margin4
upper right2
on the base1

Form

signed262
signed and dated75
signed in pencil47
monogrammed11
initialled8
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