Henri Matisse Artwork

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 at the atelier Lacouriere on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art and literary project). Size: 13 x 9 5/8 inches (330 x 245 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1947 at the atelier Mourlot in an edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds" and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 9 1/2 x 8 inches (240 x 203 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds" and published in Paris by Maeght. Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (210 x 167 mm). Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 8 inches (240 x 203 mm). There is printed text on verso, as issued. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage). Printed in 1945; Matisse executed this composition for the cover of the art revue Verve (Volume IV, Number 13 -- the "De la Couleur" issue). Size: 14 x 21 1/2 inches (360 x 545 mm). This work was published as a folded sheet with another lithograph printed on the back. Not signed.

Condition: in better condition than normally found; there are some areas of discoloration and small tears at the top center and bottom center of the sheet.

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: 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: 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. Printed in 1945 on Marais paper and published in Paris by Teriade for his art revue Verve (Volume IV, Number 13). Size: 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches (348 x 258 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as published. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: lithograph. Printed in 1945 on Marais paper and published in Paris by Teriade for his art revue Verve (Volume IV, Number 13). Size: 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches (348 x 258 mm). There is a different composition on the back, as published. 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 5 x 3 3/4 inches (125 x 95 mm). Not signed.

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 (317 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 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.

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.

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. 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: 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 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (312 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is foxing to the paper.

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 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.

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). 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). Not signed.

Condition: there are indications of previous dampening to the paper (bottom right).

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1965 by Mourlot Freres in an edition of 1000 on Arches paper for the "L'Atelier Mourlot" catalogue. The word "Catalogue" is printed beneath the image. Size: 10 x 7 1/4 inches (255 x 186 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Executed by Matisse especially for the cover of "Portraits", printed at the atelier Mourlot and published in 1954. The image measures 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (220 x 220 mm) and the full sheet size is 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches (308 x 242 mm). Not signed.

Condition: this was the actual cover and there is age-toning and discoloration to the paper.

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 199 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 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 composition printed on the back, as issued. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: engraving (after the 1938 linocut). This impression was printed in 1959 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 13) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (310 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is minor creasing along the left edge.

Medium: lithograph (after the découpage 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.

Condition: there are stitch holes along center crease from the publisher's binding.

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

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper, and stitch holes along the center crease from the publisher's binding.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. The full sheet size is 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 17 inches (280 x 433 mm). There is a center fold, as published. Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the the original lithograph). Beautifully printed in sanguine ink on cream laid paper from the Papeteries Casteljoux and published in Geneva by Edito-Service in 1970. This reproduces one of the 1948 Matisse lithographs for Florilege des amours de Ronsard. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (280 x 215 mm). Not signed.