SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
For Henri Matisse (1869–1954), expression does not reside solely in the intensity of a face or gesture: in his 1908 essay “Notes of a Painter”, he locates it in the arrangement of the painting as a whole. After studying law, he abandoned it at the age of twenty to devote himself to art in Paris. Early in his career, critics applied the name “Fauves” pejoratively to Matisse and to artists who shared comparable approaches.
In 1917, his first visit to Nice opened a new period of work: he began his series of Nice interiors at that time. According to the Art Institute of Chicago, his work was presented to the American public at the 1913 Armory Show. The institute later devoted an exhibition to him from 1 April to 4 May 1952 and showed his drawings from 21 November to 12 December 1948.
After the Second World War, health problems limited his mobility. Working from his bed or a wheelchair, Matisse developed the cut-paper technique: the series Jazz was published as an artist’s book in 1947, after which he made monumental cut-outs. Among the works listed in a public collection is Odalisque, dated 1925 and attributed to Matisse in the catalogue entry of the Museo del Novecento in Milan; the register indicates that it belongs to the Civiche Raccolte d’Arte of the Comune di Milano.
This profile brings together identity references for Henri Matisse and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
27 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Dobiaschofsky, Kornfeld, Schuler, Germann, Piguet, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Brush and ink drawing on wove paper
Tête de femme
Brush and ink drawing on wove paper
Catalogue period : 2025-09-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 250000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Indian ink on beige wove paper
Jeune femme couchée
Indian ink on beige wove paper
Catalogue period : 2024-09-13
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400000
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Pencil on paper
Vase de fleurs, 1945
Bleistift auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-06-19
Published result : 47037 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 25000–35000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Drawing in charcoal pencil, smudged
Femme nue
Drawing in charcoal pencil, wiped
Catalogue period : 2022-06-16
Published result : 150000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 20000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pencil
Nu allongé (Odalisque)
Pencil
Catalogue period : 2021-09-17
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 75000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Charcoal
Portrait de Lucienne Bernard
Charcoal
Catalogue period : 2021-09-17
Published result : 50000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 60000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Crayon drawing
Le crucifix
Drawing in crayon
Catalogue period : 2021-09-16
Published result : 12000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 20000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Drawing in pencil
Deux odalisques
drawing in pencil
Catalogue period : 2020-09-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 60000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Charcoal drawing on yellowish wove paper, heavily wiped in places
Nature morte
Charcoal drawing on yellowish wove paper, heavily wiped in places
Catalogue period : 2020-09-18
Published result : 340000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 400000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pencil drawing
Nu allongé de derrière
Bleistiftzeichnung
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 40000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pencil drawing, lightly smudged in places
Tête de jeune femme, de profil, tournée à gauche
Bleistiftzeichnung, teilweise leicht gewischt
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 50000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pencil drawing
Bouquet de fleurs dans un canthare
Bleistiftzeichnung
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 30000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pencil drawing
Double Portrait de jeune femme. - Rückseitig mit Pflanzenornamenten
Bleistiftzeichnung
Catalogue period : 2019-06-14
Published result : 60000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 75000
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Ink on paper
Portrait d'Annelies Nelck
Tusche auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2018-09-21
Published result : 40000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 40000–60000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pen drawing in black ink
Nu de profil, le pied gauche relevé
Federzeichnung in schwarzer Tusche
Catalogue period : 2018-06-15
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 50000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Pen drawing in red ink
Nu allongé vers la droite, s'appuyant sur le bras gauche
Federzeichnung in roter Tusche
Catalogue period : 2018-06-15
Published result : 24000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 30000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Indian ink
Nu assis, courbé sur les genoux
Tusche
Catalogue period : 2018-06-15
Published result : 22000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 30000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Sepia pen drawing on paper mounted on cardboard
Port de Collioure
Sepiafederzeichnung auf Papier, auf Karton aufgezogen
Catalogue period : 2018-06-14
Published result : 9000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 12500
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Bleistiftzeichnung auf glattem chamoisfarbenem Zeichenpapier
Auction date : 2018-06-01
Published result : 31000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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Oil on canvas
Rochers à Belle-Île, 1897
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2017-06-21
Published result : 462080 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 400000–500000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Indian ink on beige MBM wove paper
Jeune femme couchée
Indian ink on beige MBM wove paper
Date to be documented
Published result : 200000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
View the lot at the auction house ↗Charcoal on Arches wove paper with watermark
Étude d'une femme endormie "La Dormeuse"
Charcoal on Arches wove paper with watermark
Date to be documented
Published result : 940000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
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Bleistift auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
Rochers à Belle-Ile, 1897
Öl auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Charcoal
"La Noire"
fusain
Catalogue period : 2021-12-08
Published result : 280000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 50000–80000
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Grease pencil on paper
"Tête de religieuse à la coiffe"
crayon gras sur papier
Catalogue period : 2021-12-08
Published result : 30000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 30000–50000
View the lot at the auction house ↗These references are shown separately because of their attribution or lot composition. Each record states the reason.
Oil on canvas
Suiveur de HENRI MATISSE — Stillleben mit Krug, Schale und Gitarre.
Öl auf Lwd.
Nachfolger des
Date to be documented
Follower of
Published result : 900 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1600
View the lot at the auction house ↗SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
