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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Nu allongé I (Aurore)Phillips · Mar 2018£14,859,000≈ $20,630,236≈ €16,609,158Sign up to see
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Nature morte, June 1944
Drawing · Paper
48 x 37,5 cm, sheet size
Kornfeld · Sep 18, 2020 · Lot 121
CHF 340,000≈ $373,354≈ £288,126≈ €315,519HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 400,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
La Capeline de paille d’Italie
Kornfeld · Sep 17, 2020 · Lot 400
CHF 18,000≈ $19,768≈ £15,337≈ €16,756HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Figure endormie
Kornfeld · Sep 17, 2020 · Lot 401
CHF 7,000≈ $7,687≈ £5,964≈ €6,516HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 8,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Figure endormie aux babouches (Sleeping Figure with Slippers), 1929
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/10
I. 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14 7/8 in.) S. 45.3 x 55.4 cm (17 7/8 x 21 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 78
£7,500≈ $9,703≈ €8,189Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Nu assis, chevelure claire (Seated Nude with Light Hair), 1922
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 43/50
I. 40 x 24 cm (15 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.) S. 43.9 x 28.2 cm (17 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 79
£6,875≈ $8,894≈ €7,506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
950, 1000
Kornfeld · Sep 4, 2020 · Lot 949
CHF 800≈ $878≈ £662≈ €741HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 1,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
952, 2000
Kornfeld · Sep 4, 2020 · Lot 951
CHF 1,600≈ $1,756≈ £1,324≈ €1,482HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 1,500–View at Kornfeld ↗
APOLLON, FROM VERVE VOL.IX, NOS.35-36, 1953
Lithograph
34.5cm x 51cm (13.5in x 20in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 19, 2020 · Lot 84
£813≈ $1,073≈ €899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Nymphe, 1925
Lithograph · Paper · ed. BAT
I. 11 x 20 1/2 in. (27.9 x 52.1 cm) S. 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020 · Lot 20
$9,375≈ £7,348≈ €8,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Nu allongé vers la droite, s’appuyant sur le bras gauche, Um 1914
Drawing
20.8 x 26.7 cm (8.1 x 10.5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jul 18, 2020 · Lot 426
€37,500≈ $42,855≈ £34,156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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