Lot 74
  • 74

Henri Matisse

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Matisse
  • Echos: One Plate (Duthuit Books 32)
  • lithograph printed on wove paper
  • image: 253 by 172 mm 10 by 6 3/4 in
  • sheet: 310 by 409 mm 12 1/8 by 16 1/8 in
Lithograph printed in cream and black, 1952, signed in ink, dated '3 Nov. 52' and dedicated 'à Denise Arokas avec toute sa jeunesse', one of 15 hors commerce impressions, on Arches wove paper folder with text, printed and published by Mourlot, Paris, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition, with wide (full?) margins. The sheet is slightly toned with scattered minuscule fox marks. The corners of the front and back cover of the folder with soft inconspicuous creases. (The dedication slightly smudged. Off-printing, not visible from the recto, on the inside cover.)
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