HENRI MATISSE (FRENCH 1869-1954) L'Idole, 1906 pen and ink on paper 26 x 21 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) signed lower right EXPERTISE Accompanied by a photo certificate signed by Marguerite Duthuit, dated October 24, 1969. (Copy available upon request) PROVENANCE Dina Vierny, Paris Jan Krugier Gallery, New York Private collection, Switzerland Private collection, New York Camillos Kouros Gallery, New York Acquired at the above by the previous owner EXHIBITED Paris, Galerie Dina Vierny, Exposition Matisse, May 1970 Marseille, Musee Cantini, 130 Dessins de Matisse, June 14 - September 15, 1974, no. 10 Bielefeld, Kunsthalle, Henri Matisse: das goldene Zeitalter, October 18 - December 13, 1981, no. 21 Venice, Museo Correr, Matisse et l'Italie, May 28 - October 18, 1987, p. 216, no. D11 New York, C&M Arts, Henri Matisse: A Survey of Drawings, October 11 - December 7, 1996, pl. 18 (illustrated)