Femme nue assise ( recto ); Feuilles d’acanthe ( verso )

HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) Femme nue assise (recto); Feuilles d’acanthe (verso) signed 'H Matisse' (lower right; recto); signed again with initials 'HM' (lower right; verso) pen and India ink on paper (recto and verso) 11 ½ x 15 ½ in. (29.3 x 39.4 cm.) Drawn circa 1942-1943