Henri Matisse (Manner), Deux Jeune Filles, 1947, Manner of Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954), Two Young Women (Blue Window), oil on canvas, bears signature and date lower left, unframed, 24"h x 20"w (stretcher)

Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw

Notes/Literature: Late in his life Matisse did a number of paintings of two young women, seated at a table by a window. Each painting is very similar, but with differences in color choice and background decoration. This version is not found in any Matisse reference material, but bears striking resemblance in palate and brush-stroke to the known examples. There is currently no definitive Matisse catalogue raisonne, and many of his works are unknown to scholars, residing in private collections. -- Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.

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