Lot 232 · Christie's Interiors
Cinquante Dessins , the Artist, Paris, 1920
Henri Matisse · pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, on paper
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,988–$2,982
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 2 July 1998
- Dimensions
- 8½ x 13 3/8 in. (21.7 x 34 cm.) (4)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4816659
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henri Matisse, HENRI MATISSE CINQUANTE DESSINS , THE ARTIST, PARIS, 1920. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816659.
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Henri Matisse, HENRI MATISSE CINQUANTE DESSINS , THE ARTIST, PARIS, 1920. Christie's, 2 Jul 1998, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816659.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Matisse | La Persane, 1914 | $1,914 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Henri Matisse | Visage Souriant, 1946 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Henri Matisse | La Gerbe | Bonhams, Jul 2019 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Composition noir et rouge | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Henri Matisse | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2023 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Odalisque couchée | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Henri Matisse | René Leriche, from La chirurgie, discipline de la connaissan | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Untitled (Teeny), from XXe Siècle, No. 4, Christmas issue | Bonhams, Aug 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.