LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze with dark brown patina

Measurements:

74.49 in. (189.20 cm.) (height)

Edition:

00 of 10

Markings:

signed with initials 'HM' and numbered '00/10' (lower right)

Literature:

J. Flam, "Matisse's Backs and the Development of His Painting," in Art Journal, 1970, vol. 30, pp. 357-361 (another cast illustrated, p. 358). A.E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York, 1972, pp. 192-197 (another cast illustrated, p. 193). J. Elderfield, Matisse in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1978, pp. 78-80 (another cast illustrated, p. 79). P. Schneider, Matisse, New York, 1984, pp. 553-556 (another cast illustrated, p. 555). J. Elderfield, Henri Matisse: Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1996, p. 60 (another cast illustrated, p. 61). C. Duthuit and W. de Guébriant, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1997, pp. 216-217 and 241, no. 77 (another cast illustrated, pp. 217 and 241). J. Golding, Matisse Picasso, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2003, pp. 200 and 203, no. 104 (another cast illustrated in color). D. Kosinski, J. Fisher and S. Nash, Matisse: Painter as Sculptor, exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2007, p. 163, no. 51 (another cast illustrated in color). H. Spurling, Matisse the Master, A Life of Henri Matisse: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954, New York, 2007, p. 301 (another cast illustrated). P. Ségalot and F. Giraud, The Impossible Collection: The 100 Most Coveted Artworks of the Modern Era, New York, 2009, no. 28 (another cast illustrated). S. D'Alessandro and J. Elderfield, Matisse: Radical Invention 1913-1917, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010, pp. 354 and 355 (another cast illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Estate of the artist. Waddington Galleries, London (1987). Galerie Beyeler, Basel (1987). Acquired from the above by the present owner.