Matisse, Le Cygne (The Swan), Poésies (after)
1970

About the Item

Lithograph on papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljoux paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé, Eaux-fortes originales de Henri Matisse, 1970. Published by Albert Skira, éditeur, Genève, and Production Edito-Service S.A., Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Genève, 1970; rendered by Roger Lacourière, Paris; printed by Production Edito-Service S.A., Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Genève and Italy. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Is illustrated by XXIX original eaux-fortes by Henri Matisse. The draw, completed on October twenty-five, thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, in Paris, on Léon Pichon's presses for typography, and by R. Lacouriere for engravings, has been limited to CXLV numbered examples, signed by the artist; XXX examples on Japon de la Manufacture Imperiale, including V examples, numbered from I to V each containing a suite on japon with remarques in black, a suite on chine with remarques in black and an original drawing by the artist, and XXV examples, numbered from VI to XXX, each containing a suite on japon with remarques in black: XCV examples, numbered from XXXI to CXXV, on Vélin a la forme fabrique specialement par les papeteries d'Arches; and XX non-commerce examples, numbered in roman numerals from I to XX, reserved for the artist and collaborators. The plates used to print the illustrations were destroyed by the artist in the presence of the publisher. This book has been presented to collectors and bibliophiles of the United States of America by Marie Harriman. This edition in facsimilé 21.5 x 28 cm was drawn with the permission of Albert Skira on papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljoux. HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) One of the undisputed masters of 20th century art, was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Although he was initially labeled a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.

Creation Year:

1970

Dimensions:

Height: 11.24 in (28.55 cm)Width: 8.46 in (21.49 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Modern

After:

Henri Matisse (1869-1954, French)

Period:

1970-1979