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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Apariția dimineții, 1950
Lithograph
31 Ã 82 cm
Artmark · Jan 25, 2022 · Lot 74
€800≈ $901≈ £670HammerSign up free to seeEst. €400–600View at Artmark ↗
Bagneuse
Lithograph
50 Ã 33 cm
Artmark · Jan 25, 2022 · Lot 81
€800≈ $901≈ £670HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Artmark ↗
La Danse (The Dance) (D. 247), 1935-36
Etching · Paper · ed. 21/50
I. 23.5 x 74 cm (9 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.) S. 29.5 x 80 cm (11 5/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jan 19, 2022 · Lot 4
£20,160≈ $27,500≈ €24,240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Danseuse debout, accoudée (Dancer standing accoudée), from Dix danseuses (Ten Dancers) (D. 482), 1925-26
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 93/130
I. 46 x 27.8 cm (18 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.) S. 50.4 x 32.7 cm (19 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 19, 2022 · Lot 5
£8,820≈ $12,031≈ €10,605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Etude pour la vierge "Tête voilée", Circa 1950/1951
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 187/200
27.7 x 19.5 cm (50.3 x 38 cm)
Lempertz · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 130
€11,250≈ $12,702≈ £9,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
Orientale sur lit de repos, sol de carreaux rouges (Oriental Day Bed, Red Tiled Floor) (D. 513), 1929
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 50/50
I. 10 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (26 x 47.6 cm) S. 19 3/4 x 26 in. (50.2 x 66 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 15
$15,120≈ £10,933≈ €12,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
Portrait de Lucienne Bernard
Kornfeld · Sep 17, 2021 · Lot 119
CHF 50,000≈ $53,885≈ £39,047≈ €45,743HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 60,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Marie-José en robe jaune
Kornfeld · Sep 17, 2021 · Lot 120
CHF 40,000≈ $43,108≈ £31,238≈ €36,594HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 50,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Le crucifix, Circa 1950
Drawing
27 x 21 cm
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021 · Lot 398
CHF 12,000≈ $12,967≈ £9,373≈ €11,024HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Emma L. - Masque, 1916/1917
Etching
9 x 6,5 cm, plate mark; 28 x 19 cm, sheet size
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021 · Lot 399
CHF 2,600≈ $2,810≈ £2,031≈ €2,388HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–View at Kornfeld ↗

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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