Henri MATISSE (1869 - 1954) Head of a Little Girl (Marguerite), 1905 - 1908 Brown patina bronze, signed, inscribed A. Bingen et Costenoble Fondeur, Paris and numbered 1 of 10 Bronze with brown patina, signed and inscribed A. Bingen et Costenoble Fondeur, Paris and numbered 1 on 10 17 x 17 x 15 cm - 6.7 x 6.7 x 5.9 in Provenance: - Henri Manguin, acquired from the artist in 1910 - Private collection Bibliography: - A. E. Elsen, The Sculpture of Henri Matisse, New York 1971, n. 156 and 157, other illustrated proofs p. 118 - C. Duthuit and F. Garnaud, Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, p. 56, n. 25, other illustrated proof, p. 57 - C. Duthuit, Henri Matisse Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Sculpté, Paris 1997, n. 24 (another illustrated print p. 63) This lot is under temporary importation, please consult conditions of sale for further information. This lot is under temporary importation, consult the sales condition for further information.