Henri Matisse

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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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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Figure au col et manchettes de dentelle (Duthuit 197), 1929
Etching · Paper
plate 5 x 3 11/16in (12.7 x 9.4cm)
Bonhams · Apr 13, 2026 · Lot 37
$4,480≈ £3,338≈ €3,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
La cage de perruches et les poissons rouges (Duthuit 213), 1929
Etching · Paper · ed. 14/25
plate 9 7/16 x 6 5/8in (24 x 16.8cm)
Bonhams · Apr 13, 2026 · Lot 38
$8,320≈ £6,199≈ €7,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
Figure devant tapa africain (Duthuit 515), 1929
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/50
21 x 17 1/8in (53.3 x 43.5cm)
Bonhams · Apr 13, 2026 · Lot 39
$6,144≈ £4,578≈ €5,258Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Bédouine au large Visage (Duthuit 780), 1947
Aquatint · Paper
plate 12 7/16 x 9 13/16in (31.6 x 24.9cm)
Bonhams · Apr 13, 2026 · Lot 40
$4,864≈ £3,624≈ €4,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
Le Repos du Modele (Recling Model)
Lithograph
Image: approx
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 12, 2026 · Lot 32
$1,200≈ £894≈ €1,027HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Teeny (for XXe Siècle No. 13)
Woodcut / linocut
11½ h x 8⅝ w in (29 x 22 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026 · Lot 223
$1,408≈ £1,055≈ €1,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Fanny de Face (Duthuit 37), 1914
Etching · Paper · ed. 12/15
plate 6 1/4 x 2 3/8in (15.9 x 6.1cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 143
$4,608≈ £3,408≈ €3,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Nu renversé se tenant la cheville (Duthuit 165), 1929
Etching · Paper · ed. 21/25
plate 4 3/8 x 5 15/16in (11.1 x 15.1cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 144
$5,632≈ £4,165≈ €4,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Le destin, from Jazz, 1947After the artist
Lithograph · Paper · ed. edition of 1500
sheet 15 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (38.8 x 59.8 cm)
Bonhams · Feb 10, 2026 · Lot 386
$51≈ £37≈ €43Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Bonhams ↗
Interior la Nisa
Lithograph
Artmark · Jan 28, 2026 · Lot 77
€600≈ $718≈ £521HammerSign up free to seeEst. €250–450View at Artmark ↗

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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

lower right80
in the plate45
lower left24
in the margin3
upper right2
on the base1

Form

signed258
signed and dated74
signed in pencil46
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