Portrait de femme

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) Portrait de femme signed and dated 'J. Dubuffet 2.VI.45' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'à Pierre Matisse avec. bonne amitié Jean Dubuffet 31 XII 45 Bonne année' (on the reverse) gouache on paper laid down on panel 12 5/8 x 11 in. (32 x 28 cm.) Painted in 1945.