Orientale accroupie, voile sur la tête (D. 155)

HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) Orientale accroupie, voile sur la tête (D. 155) drypoint, 1929, on Chine appliqué to Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 20/25 (there was also 1 artist's proof), with margins, light-, mat and time staining, pale scattered foxing, a 3/8-in. tear at the right sheet edge P. 6 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (156 x 124 mm.) S. 12¼ x 10¼ in. (311 x 260 mm.)