Henri MATISSE 1869-1954
Duo des deux philosophes : à nos âges un seul verre de vin est suffisant et ne peut faire mal aux artères , 1910
Ink on paper
21 x 26,5 cm – 8.26 x 10.43 in.
With frame:
40,5 x 46,5 cm – 15.94 x 18.30 in.
With frame:
40,5 x 46,5 cm – 15.94 x 18.30 in.
Signed, dedicated “à toi Léon V. » and dated upper right
This work is annotated at the top right: « A toi Léon V. 27 juin 1910 » ('To you, Léon V. June 27, 1910.'), and Henri Matisse represents himself there...
This work is annotated at the top right: « A toi Léon V. 27 juin 1910 » ("To you, Léon V. June 27, 1910."), and Henri Matisse represents himself there with his friend.
Léon Vassaux (1872-1958) was Matisse's personal doctor and best childhood friend in Bohain (Aisne region, France), the town where Matisse spent his childhood after being born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
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