Henri Matisse Work Sells for $3.53m to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

Henri Matisse Work Sells for $3.53m to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  24 Jun 2025

Femme à l’ombrelle verte. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Femme à l’ombrelle verte. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Henri Matisse, Femme à l’ombrelle verte (1919) sold for $3.53m (GBP2.6m), more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on June 24.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $684,000, equivalent to an annualized return of 2%. It last sold at auction in 2015 for $2.85m at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvasboard, 40.8 x 33.0cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
2025-06-24
$3.53m
24 %
Sotheby's
London
2015-06-24
$2.85m
405 %
Sotheby's
London
1993-11-30
$564,100
-
Sotheby's
London

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