Original lithograph from an unpublished pen drawing by Henri Matisse 1869-1954; French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. As a draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor, but principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the twentieth century. From a disbound copy of 'Dessins de Henri Matisse', George Waldemar, Paris, Editions des quatre chemins,1925 The edition was limited to 1000 copies. Plate 4. An excellent lithograph which is bright and unfaded in black ink, the image printed on a ‘Velin Lafuma’ fine paper sheet measuring approximately 26 cm x 21 cm (10¼ x 8¼ ins.) Unmounted and unframed, blank on the reverse, the condition of the image and the sheet is good with handling marks condusive with age.
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