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MATISSE, HENRI Autograph letter signed by Henri Matisse , 2 pp. on a folded sheet, dated simply "Dimanche" but, from the content, written a few days after the death of his father. 7 1/2 x 10 inches (19.5 x 26 cm); about 28 lines. Usual folds, ink show through, framed in archival sleeve; Together with a framed photographic portrait. A poignant Matisse letter, most likely to his friend and colleague Henri Lebasque (according to an old pencilled note), written in the the week following his father's death (according the letter, the previous Monday). Matisse notes that his father had been ill for several years, and he goes on to note something of the circumstances of his death. C The Collection of Paige Rense Noland