Henri Matisse Artwork

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Duthuit 1. This is an interpretation by Matisse of one of Paul Cezannes's compositions, published in Paris in 1914 by Bernheim-Jeune for the rare volume "Cezanne". This impression is one of 400 printed on wove paper (from a total edition of 600). The image size is 8 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches (213 x 207 mm) and the total sheet with full original margins measures 11 x 15 inches (280 x 383 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing in the margins, not affecting the image.

Medium: original linocut. Printed in 1947 by Draeger Freres; from the unsigned edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds", published in Paris by Maeght. The total sheet measures 9 1/2 x 8 inches (240 x 205 mm); the image measures 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (210 x 167 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. This impression on Arches wove paper is from the limited edition of 3000 printed in 1951 by Mourlot. Matisse executed this original lithograph to serve as the frontispiece for the Colette novel "La Vagabonde", published in Paris by Andre Sauret. The full sheet measures 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (218 x 160 mm). Signed in the stone, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is a minor crease and a small spot of foxing near the left edge. Also, this was the frontispiece and there is a bit of offsetting of text from the opposing page.

Medium: lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve (Volume 1, Number 5-6), in 1939. Image size: 12 1/2 x 9 inches (320 x 227 mm). Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/8 inches (355 x 257 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: overall quite nice, with a handling crease in the yellow area near the top right.

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Published in Paris in 1924 by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 7 x 5 inches (180 x 125mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is minor foxing in the margin.

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Published in Paris in 1924 by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (215 x 140mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is foxing in the margins, as shown in the second photo.

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Published in Paris in 1924 by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Size: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (image). Signed by Matisse in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is foxing in the margins, as shown in the second photo.

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Beautifully printed in blue ink in 1947 by Draeger Freres; from the unsigned edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds", published in Paris by Maeght. The total sheet measures 9 1/2 x 8 inches (240 x 205 mm). Plate-signed by Henri Matisse, not signed by hand.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 40 1/2 inches (355 x 1030 mm); with three center folds, as issued. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 31 inches (355 x 785 mm). There are two center folds, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there are a few small stains.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot Freres and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed by Matisse in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot Freres and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed by Matisse in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). The title translates to "The Sadness of the King". From the rare issue of Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28), published in Paris by Teriade in 1952. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches (355 x 534 mm) with a center fold, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are pinholes remaining along the center fold from the publisher's binding stitches; and also foxing in the margins.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 38 inches (345 x 960 mm). There are three center folds, as issued. Plate-signed by Matisse, not hand-signed.

Note: the lighting for this photo was not optimal, which is why the paper seems to appear darker near the top.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches; with a center fold, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are stitch holes remaining along center fold from the binding, with some wear in this area.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the stone (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (270 x 200 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand).

Medium: pochoir (after the découpage). This small but rare print was hand-colored in 1953 in the Ateliers du Coloris Moderne under the direction of Y. F. Wils, and published in Paris the same year by Galerie Berggruen. Issued in an edition of 1000, this is a recreation in pochoir format of one of the delightful Matisse paper cut-outs -- his "Papiers Découpés". The image measures 3 x 3 3/4 inches (75 x 97 mm). The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (263 x 195 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (262 x 195 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand). There is another image printed on back, as issued.

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (268 x 200 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (262 x 195 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This piece is from a rare suite of lithographs issued by the Pierre Matisse Gallery during the 1950's. The total sheet measures 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (268 x 200 mm). Signed in the plate (not signed by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 20 3/4; with a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there are a few small spots of soiling.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 20 3/4 inches. There is a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there are stitch holes along center crease from the the publisher's original binding, with wear around the holes.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot Freres and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed by Matisse in the stone (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed by Mourlot Freres and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 by Mourlot, in a limited edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Sheet size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches; image size 6 x 4 1/2 inches (150 x 110mm). This original Matisse stone lithograph is from the scarce and lavishly-produced limited edition catalogue, "Prints from the Mourlot Press". Published in 1964 by Mourlot on the occasion of their landmark traveling exhibition, which was sponsored by the French Embassy and The Smithsonian. The word "Catalogue" is printed in the margin beneath the image, as published. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is a bit of discoloration in the margin, not affecting the image.

Medium: collotype engraving (after the drawing). One of the excellent and now rare prints published in 1923 in Munich by Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., and bears the Marées-Gesellschaft blindstamp. Issued in an edition of 500 and printed on wove paper, the sheet measures 14 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches (365 x 290 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). Not numbered.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 20 3/4; with a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is a center crease, as well as stitch holes along center fold from the binding.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches (355 x 530 mm); with a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is wear and stitch holes along center fold from the binding.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm); with another design printed on the back, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is a small spot to the right of the figure.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 21 inches (355 x 530 mm); with a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there are stitch holes and wear along center fold from the binding stitches.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage and gouache). Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1958. Sheet size: 14 x 31 inches (355 x 785 mm); with two center folds, as issued. Not signed. Condition: a few minor handling creases.

Medium: heliogravure (after the drawing). Published in Paris in 1920 in an edition of 1000 and printed on Hollande paper. Image size: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (240 x 160 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage). Catalogue reference: Duthuit 101. Matisse executed this composition in 1940 especially for the front cover of Verve (number 8). Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 10 inches (350 x 256 mm); there are no margins (photographed here against a white background). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is wear and soiling.

Medium: engraving (after the drawing). Printed on laid paper in 1937 for the debut issue of Verve (volume 1, number 1). Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 265 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed. There is printed text on the back side, as issued.

Medium: lithograph. Matisse executed this exquisite art deco composition in 1937 especially for the front cover of the debut issue of Verve (volume 1, number 1). Sheet size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Not signed.

Condition: as this was the actual cover, there is wear and soiling, in addition to the natural crease near the left edge of the sheet.

Medium: lithograph (after the watercolor). This lithograph was the cover of a rare exhibition catalogue issued in Paris by the Jacques Dubourg Gallery in 1962. The total sheet measures 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (220 x 157 mm). Signed in the stone with the Matisse monogram signature (not signed by hand).

Condition: minor wear.