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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Le signe de vie, 1946
Lithograph
9 h x 6½ w in (23 x 17 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023 · Lot 186
$4,788≈ £3,975≈ €4,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Nice France-Côte d'Azur, 1950
Print (other) · Paper
62x99 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Feb 11, 2023 · Lot 243
€360≈ $385≈ £318Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €280–600View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗
Muzică
Lithograph
Artmark · Jan 31, 2023 · Lot 16
€700≈ $758≈ £617HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Artistul și modelul
Lithograph
Artmark · Jan 31, 2023 · Lot 27
€700≈ $758≈ £617HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Artistul și modelul
Lithograph
40,5 Ã 48 cm
Artmark · Jan 31, 2023 · Lot 30
€700≈ $758≈ £617HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Interior
Lithograph
38 Ã 30 cm
Artmark · Jan 31, 2023 · Lot 86
€600≈ $650≈ £528HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
Danseuse au divan pilée en deux, 1925
Lithograph
28 × 46 cm
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2022 · Lot 512
€11,250≈ $11,855≈ £9,659Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
Le repos du modéle (from Essai dur l'histoire de la lithographie en France, Les Peintures lithographes de Manet à Matisse, Album de lithographies originales)
Lithograph
8¾ h x 11¾ w in (22 x 30 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 222
$1,250≈ £1,050≈ €1,201Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Madeleine - Étude (Study) (D. 645), 1950-1951
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 100/200
I. 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (21.6 x 19.7 cm) S. 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (42.2 x 32.4 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 122
$9,450≈ £8,352≈ €9,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Les Lettres Portugaises (Portuguese Letters) (D. 15), 1946
Lithograph · Paper · ed. HC
book 11 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (27.9 x 21.9 x 4.4 cm) slipcase 11 3/8 x 9 x 2 in. (28.9 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022 · Lot 123
$6,300≈ £5,568≈ €6,395Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗

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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