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
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Nu bleu series vii
Lithograph
34cm x 24cm
Richard Winterton Auctioneers · Apr 7, 2025 · Lot 984
£160≈ $205≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–120View at Richard Winterton Auctioneers ↗
Nu bleu series x
Lithograph
34cm x 24cm
Richard Winterton Auctioneers · Apr 7, 2025 · Lot 991
£160≈ $205≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–120View at Richard Winterton Auctioneers ↗
After
Aquatint · ed. edition of 200
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 211
£6,800≈ $8,813≈ €8,088HammerSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Étude pour Poèmes de Charles d'Orléans
Lithograph · ed. 3/8
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 212
£5,000≈ $6,481≈ €5,947HammerSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Visage de trois quarts
Etching · ed. 1/8
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 213
£3,800≈ $4,925≈ €4,520HammerSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Vierge et Enfant sur Fond de Fleurs et d'Étoiles
Lithograph · ed. 1/4
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 214
£7,000≈ $9,073≈ €8,326HammerSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Nu Assis – Les Yeux Noir
Drypoint · ed. edition of 25
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 215
£3,800≈ $4,925≈ €4,520HammerSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Hindoue à la Jupe de Tulle
Lithograph · ed. 3/8
Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2025 · Lot 216
£13,000≈ $16,849≈ €15,462HammerSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Dreweatts ↗
Matisse: Dessins et Sculptures exhibition poster, 1958After the artist
Lithograph
25⅞ h x 17⅜ w in (66 x 44 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 14, 2025 · Lot 236
$66≈ £51≈ €61Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled
Woodcut / linocut
Sworders · Mar 11, 2025 · Lot 298
£320≈ $414≈ €379HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View 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