Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
La Tristesse Du Roi, 1958
Lithograph on paper printed on one double page, after 1952 Henri Matisse's gouaches decoupees.
Signed and dated on the plate lower right margin.
Dimensions :
+ Size of the sheet: 35,6 x 53,3 cm / 14 x 21 in.

Issued from Verve (vol. IX, n 35-36), July 1958, Paris, under the title Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954.
These works have been realized by the artist with papers colored in gouache, cut with scissors, and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction.
The printing of the lithographs in color by Mourlot Freres, and the photogravure reproductions / typography by the master printers Draeger Freres, were completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.



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Condition : In overall good condition, with some minor mounting pinholes on the spine. Folded as published. TRISTESSE DU ROI printed on the back as issued.







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