Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Bergé - Christie's

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Between 1908 and 1913, Matisse made a number of voyages to Germany, where
he benefited from widespread support. His growing fame was largely due to
Hans Purrmann, who not only placed works by the artist in important local
collections, but organised exhibitions at Paul Cassirer’s gallery as early as 1908.
The artistic exchanges between Matisse and the German Expressionist artists
is plainly evident in Nu au bord de la mer.
HENRI MATISSE (1869–1954)
Nu au bord de la mer, oil on canvas, 24 1 ⁄8 × 19 3 ⁄4 in. (61.2 × 50 cm.). Painted in Cavalière,1909
Estimate: 34,000,000–6,000,000