Lot n° 159
Estimation :
180 - 210
EUR
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lot 159
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Blue Nude XII, 1958
Lithograph on paper, after Henri Matisse's 1951 cut-out gouaches.
Signed and dated in the plate lower left.
Dimensions:
+ Sheet size: 35.5 × 26.5 cm
Condition: In very good condition, with minor stains on the edges.
From "Verve" (vol. IX, n 35-36), July 1958, Paris, under the title "Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954".
These works were made by the artist with gouache-colored paper, cut with scissors and glued. They are presented here together with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse designed the cover especially for this volume. These lithographic plates were printed in 1954 under his direction.
Printing of the color lithographs by Mourlot Frères, and of the photogravure/typesetting reproductions by Draeger Frères, master printers, was completed in Paris on July 28, 1958.
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