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Henri Matisse French, 1869-1954 Etude pour Le Christ devant Pilate (First Station of the Cross, Chapelle de Vence): a double-sided drawing, 1948 Signed with initials HM (ll); also inscribed Etude pour Jugement de Pilate Chapelle de Vence, verso Brush and India ink on paper, recto; pen and ink, verso 10 1/8 x 8 inches (26.2 x 20.3 cm) Provenance: Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York Sale: Christie's, New York, Impressionist and Modern Drawings and Watercolors, Nov. 16, 1983, Judith Rothschild 1985 The Judith Rothschild Foundation, New York Literature: Gaston Diehl, Henri Matisse Paris, 1954, p. 150, as Jesus Devant Pilate (Chapelle de Vence), dessin: second etat, illus. p. 148 Exhibited: New York, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Henri Matisse Selected Drawings from 1907 to 1952, Apr. 16 - May 18, 1983, p. 22, no. 29, illus. Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, Encounters with Modern Art: The Reminiscences of Nannette F. Rothschild; Works from The Rothschild Family Collection, Sep. 22, 1996 - Jan. 26, 1997, p. 176, no. 51, illus.; traveled to Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mar. 2 - May 11, 1997; San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 4, 1997 - Jan. 4, 1998 There is some reworking of elements in the composition, almost certainly by the artist. Wanda de Guebriant issued a photo-certificate of authenticity for this work on May 4th, 1983 no. (I 29 - 5322) A/B of which a photocopy survives. C Property of a Private Foundation
Generally good condition; The page is taped to the mat, with two small pieces of tape from the top verso edge near each edge. There is a slight small crease at right center edge. Sheet is lightly buckled along left edge. There is a pinhole in each corner. Several tiny spots of discoloration in the upper left on the verso.