BIB_ID
423608
Accession number
MA 3500.302
Creator
Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954, signer.
Display Date
Paris, France, 1936 July 16.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre P. Rosenberg, 1980.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 24.9 x 17.5 cm
Notes
Signed "le a apprové / Henri Matisse" in black; signed "le a apprové / Paul Rosenberg" in blue ink.
Notary stamp "AE73945" in black at top.
Notes in unidentified hand in pencil on page 1 "Rewrite all in francs and then divide half in francs and half in dollars."
Typed on French government paper, with the seal and watermark of a French official.
Watermark: Republique Francaise 1935.
Notary stamp "AE73945" in black at top.
Notes in unidentified hand in pencil on page 1 "Rewrite all in francs and then divide half in francs and half in dollars."
Typed on French government paper, with the seal and watermark of a French official.
Watermark: Republique Francaise 1935.
Summary
Stating in 6 clauses: 1. Matisse promises to give Rosenberg the first look at all his paintings. 2. Rosenberg, in return, agrees to acquire the list of paintings below at the prices indicated for a minimum of 125,000 francs and 1,643 pounds sterling per year. There follows a list of paintings with sizes, prices, and numbers (prices listed in francs and pound sterling). 3. The present contract is valid for 3 years. 4. Payment will be made in cash. 5. The contract does not apply to decorations and portraits that Matisse may execute. 6. In case of war, the contract becomes null and void, unless Rosenberg wishes to keep it in effect.
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