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a black and white drawing of a woman's face with a moustache
swanngalleries: This aquatint was a gift from Henri Matisse to one of his favorite models, Nadia Sednaoui. The evocative Grand Masque, 1948, is a stylized portrait of the young woman, who had been introduced to the artist by his son-in-law who saw her in the street. Signed and inscribed, the scarce work sold in today’s auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints for $87,500.