Henri Matisse
Cahiers d'Art, nos. 3-5, edition deluxe, 1936
4495-PR
15 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (39.4 x 56.5 cm)
This special issue, in excellent condition, contains 3 parts:
1.) Thirty-eight illustrations by Matisse, mostly of female subjects, 36 of them tipped in on special paper; a text by Christian Zervos,“Automatisme et espace illusoireâ€; and a poem by Tristan Tzara “À Henri Matisse.†Printed on Montval paper.
2.) Pochoir cover after an early paper cut-out, Matisse’s first use of paper cut-outs for cover illustration. The cover was folded and wrapped around the book; however this example has an uncut, unfolded color cover with a wide margin on Arches Aquarelle paper, 56.5 x 40 cm.
3.) An aquatint, loosely inserted, L’Homme endormi, 1936; image: 24.8 x 17.5 cm, edition of 150; signed in pencil, numbered 33/150. Duthuit. Cat. Rais. Oeuvr. Illustr., n. 64, Duthuit. Oeuvre Gr., n. 771
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