Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)Deux Personnages AllongésSigned, located 'Tgr' and dated 1913 bottom left, ink on thin wove paper.7 13/16 x 9 7/8 in. (19.8 x 25.1cm)PROVENANCE:Sotheby's, New York, "Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Part II," November 7, 1991, lot 194.Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the above sale).EXHIBITED:"Matisse in Morocco: The Paintings and Drawings: 1912 - 1913," The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 18 - June 3, 1990; also traveled to: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, June 24 - September 4, 1990; State Pushkin Museum, Moscow, September 28 - November 20, 1990; and The Hermitage, Leningrad, December 15, 1990 - February 15, 1991, no. 54, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p.184.note:This lot is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticty signed by Wanda de Guébriant of the Archives Matisse and dated 12/12/84. It is also accompanied by its former mounting board, the verso of which is inscribed in pencil: 'seigneurs nomades/p.96' with two lines of text crossed out.