Original drawing, pen and black ink on paper, 1944, signed with initials lower left Pierre Matisse Estate reference 203096 marked on mount recto.

Provenance: 1) Pierre Matisse, New York (Pierre Matisse was the artists’s son who set himself up in New York as a very successful Art Dealer)n2) Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (Grandson of the artist, by descent from the above). 3) By descent to the late owner : Jacquelyn Miller Matisse 4) Christies online: February 2023: “Matisse on Paper: Prints and drawings from the Matisse Family Collections”  - Lot 35

Authentication: George Matisse, the artists Grandson, has confirmed the authenticity of this piece and his certificate of Authenticity is supplied with the work