Henri Matisse Artwork

Medium: pochoir (after the painting). A fine impression on wove paper with bold, rich color. Printed in 1929 and published in Paris by Editions Chroniques du Jour in an edition of 650. Image size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (225 x 165 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Medium: pochoir (after the painting). A fine impression on wove paper with bold, rich color. Printed in 1929 and published in Paris by Editions Chroniques du Jour in an edition of 650. Image size: 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (165 x 165 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Medium: pochoir (after the painting). A fine impression on wove paper with bold, rich color. Printed in 1929 and published in Paris by Editions Chroniques du Jour in an edition of 650. Image size: 6 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (163 x 200mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Medium: original linoleum cut. A fine impression on wove paper, executed in 1938 for the very rare XXe Siecle (issue No. 4). A later edition was also issued by XXe Siecle in 1959, but this is the original, first edition Matisse linocut. Sheet size: 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (320 x 248 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is a small bump to the bottom left corner of the sheet. There are six pinholes along the left edge of the sheet -- this is from the publisher's original binding staples, and also serves to demonstrate the provenance of this work.

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 (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 40 1/2 inches (355 x 1030 mm). There are three center folds, as issued. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 40 1/2 inches (355 x 1030 mm). There are three center folds, as issued. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage). This impression was printed in 1954 for XXe Siecle (issue No. 4) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. The full sheet measures 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 241 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Condition: there is some creasing to the paper.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage). This impression was printed in 1954 for XXe Siecle (issue No. 4) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. The full sheet measures 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 242 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Condition: there is some creasing to the paper.

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.

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.

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 in the plate (not by hand).

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 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches (200 x 160mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). These lithographs have become quite scarce.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). These lithographs have become quite scarce. There is another design printed on the back, as issued.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). These lithographs have become quite scarce. There is another design printed on the back, as issued.

Medium: engraving (after the 1932 etching for Poésies de Mallarmé). Issued in Paris in 1933 by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Printed on watermarked Montgolfier laid paper, the sheet measures 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). There is another design printed on the back, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 260 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). These lithographs have become quite scarce.

Condition: there is some wear on the left side.

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed in France in 1943 for the rare art revue "Hommage" and published in a limited edition of 1000 on Montgolfier Annonay laid paper. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed in France in 1943 for the rare art revue "Hommage" and published in a limited edition of 1000 on Montgolfier Annonay laid paper. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph (after Matisse). Printed in 1946 by Mourlot Freres for the rare "Sainte Catherine 1946" catalogue, issued by the Palais de Chaillot in a limited edition of 1150 on Marais paper. The sheet size is 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (325 x 242 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.

Medium: engraving (after the original etching). Issued in Paris in 1933 by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Printed on watermarked Ingres laid paper, the sheet measures 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Signed in the plate, not 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 6 x 3 3/4 inches (150 x 95 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as issued. The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top right corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

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 5 x 3 3/4 inches (125 x 95 mm). The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

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 6 x 3 3/4 inches (155 x 95 mm). The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top right corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

The King's Sadness
Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 21 inches (355 x 525 mm). There is a center fold, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are stitch holes along center fold from the binding, with wear around the holes. Also, some soiling in the margin (bottom left).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 20 3/4 inches (355 x 525 mm). There is a center fold, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

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 9 7/8 inches (353 x 250 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is some soiling and the margin is narrow on the right side.

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 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches (120 x 92 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as issued. The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top left corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 10 1/8 inches (355 x 258 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

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

Medium: pochoir. Published in Paris in 1945 by Teriade for Verve (Volume IV, No. 13). This was the title page composed by Matisse for the special "De la Couleur" issue, now rare. Printed on Marais wove paper. Sheet size: 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (350 x 258 mm). Signed in the plate (not 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 7 1/2 x 3 inches (190 x 77 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top left corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

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 4 x 2 3/4 inches (105 x 70 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as issued. The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top left corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

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 4 1/2 x 3 inches (115 x 75 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as issued. The colors are rich and vivid. Not signed.

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 4 x 2 3/4 inches (105 x 70 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is a crease at the top right corner of the sheet, not affecting the pochoir image.

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 7 1/2 x 3 inches (190 x 75 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is a small bump near the top right corner of the sheet (in the margin and not affecting the pochoir image).

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. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is some age-toning and wear.

Medium: lithograph (after the decoupage and gouache). Printed in 1958 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve. Size: 14 x 20 3/4 inches (355 x 525 mm). There is a center fold, as issued. Not signed.