Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lot 97

Lot n° 97
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Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lot 97
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) La Tristesse Du Roi, 1958 Lithograph on paper printed on a double page, after Henri Matisse's 1952 cut-out gouaches. Signed and dated on the plate lower right. Dimensions: + Sheet size: 35.6 x 53.3 cm Condition : In good condition, with a few small mounting holes on the back. Folded as published. TRISTESSE DU ROI printed on verso as published. 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. The printing of the color lithographs by Mourlot Frères, and of the photogravure / letterpress reproductions by the Draeger Frères master printers, was completed in Paris on July 28, 1958.
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