Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lot 165

Lot 165
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Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Lot 165
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Poppies, 1958 Lithograph on paper printed on a double page, after Henri Matisse's "gouaches découpées". First edition. Dimensions: + Sheet size: 35.5 x 53 cm / 13.9 x 20.8 in. + Image size: 11.8 x 50 cm / 15.6 x 19.6 in. Condition: In good condition, with a few small mounting holes on the spine. A small stain on the inner spine as well. Folded as published & "COQUELICOTS" printed on spine as published. Published in "Verve" (vol. IX, no. 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 composed 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 the photogravure reproductions and typography by Draeger Frères, master printers, was completed in Paris on July 28, 1958.
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