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)
3 works by Henri Matisse with an auction history (offered more than once) →
2 works by Henri Matisse coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Nu allongé I (Aurore)Phillips · £14,859,000≈ $20,630,236≈ €16,609,158Sign up to see
Jeune fille dormant à la blouse roumainePhillips · $4,815,000≈ £3,648,004≈ €4,090,562Sign up to see
Le TiaréPhillips · $1,455,000≈ £1,102,356≈ €1,236,089Sign up to see
Henri Matisse’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
673 results · page 16 of 17
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 5,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 1,500–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–2,000
- Nu Couche, 1927Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000
- Nu Couche, 1927Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000
- Nu assis dans un fauteuil, une jambe repilée (Nude Seated in an Armchair, One Leg Bent) (D. 420), 1922Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400
Also offered, result not published (85)
Lots by Henri Matisse that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Henri Matisse paintings (4)Henri Matisse works on paper (65)Henri Matisse drawings (58)Henri Matisse prints (513)Henri Matisse etchings (110)Henri Matisse aquatints (27)Henri Matisse drypoints (21)Henri Matisse lithographs (293)Henri Matisse screenprints (11)Henri Matisse woodcuts & linocuts (22)Henri Matisse sculpture (9)
Henri Matisse signature
398 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
Form
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, 2026Signed at the bottom left, in black, "Henri Matisse"; editioned at the bottom left, with pencil, "6/75"
— The Mauritanian Screen, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower left, in black, "Henri Matisse"; editioned lower left, in pencil, "16/75"
— Madame de Pompadour, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
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 domainBoy with Butterfly Net, 1907
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domainThree Bathers, 1907
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domainStill Life with Pascal’s Pensées, 1924
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Public domain
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