TWO CENTURIES OF DRAWING

WORKS ON PAPER BY VICTOR HUGO - HENRI MATISSE - BERTHE MORISOT - EDGAR DEGAS - PABLO PICASSO - JOAN MIRÓ - ROBERTO MATTA - ADEL ABDESSEMED and More

Auction at Sotheby’s in Paris on 23 March 2017

Coinciding with the celebrated Salon International du Dessin in Paris, Sotheby’s will hold its first sale dedicated to works on paper, delighting collectors with 145 works ranging from a romantic ink drawing by Victor Hugo to the politically committed drawing of contemporary artist Adel Adbessemed.

Treasures featured in the sale include one of the very last drawings by Henri Matisse, brushed in India ink, from the collection of Claude Duthuit, the painter's grandson. Also included are a pastel by Berthe Morisot from the David-Weill collection and first-rate works by Pablo Picasso and Joan Mirό.

Also on offer is a private Parisian collection assembled during the 1960s, containing drawings by Roberto Matta and ink works by Henri Michaux.