Country of Origin: France,Binding: Hardcover,Language: French,Illustrator: HENRI MATISSE,Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Rare out of Print, Lithograph Print Illustrations,Signed: No,Author: Maurice Malingue,Publisher: Editions Des Deux Mondes, Paris,Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs,Subject: Art & Photography,Year Printed: 1949,Original/Facsimile: Original THIS HENRI MATISSE VERY RARE VINTAGE 1949 FIRST EDITION LITHOGRAPH PRINT " MATISSE : DESSINS " COLLECTOR'S FRENCH MODERN ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE HARDCOVER ART BOOK WITH SUBTLE TEXTURED WRAPPED COVER BOARDS, EMBOSSED LITHOGRAPH COVER ILLUSTRATION, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS DES DEUX MONDES, PARIS. THIS BOOK OF DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES BY MATISSE IS THE FIRST VOLUME IN THE " DESSINS DES GRANDES MAITRES " ( DRAWINGS OF THE GREAT MASTERS ) SERIES. EDITED AND ACCOMPANIED WITH AN INTRODUCTION ESSAY IN FRENCH LANGUAGE TEXT BY MAURICE MALINGUE. PRINTED IN FRANCE ON OCTOBER 12TH, 1949, ON THE PRESSES OF L'IMPRIMERIE JEMMAPES, PARIS. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH COLLECTION OF THE DRAWINGS ARTWORKS OF THE ARTIST HENRI MATISSE. HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND FLUID AESTHETIC. MATISSE IS COMMONLY REGARDED, ALONG WITH PICASSO AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS WHO HELPED TO DEFINE AND INFLUENCE RADICAL CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. ARTWORKS BY MATISSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE MATISSE AND FRENCH MODERN ART FANS AND COLLECTORS, AS THIS EXQUISITE INTIMATE SCALE LITHOGRAPH PRINT ART BOOK IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. THIS SPECIAL VOLUME PRESENTS EIGHTY-FOUR BEAUTIFUL LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION SMALL FORMAT MODERN ART BOOK MEASURES 5 1/2" W X 7 3/4" H X 1/2" D, WITH 96 PAGES. IT FEATURES 84 LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING THE COVERS, AND AN ARTWORK TABLE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. IT IS IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, USE, LIGHT TO MODERATE SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND SOME MODERATE TO MEDIUM WEAR. THERE IS SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE VISIBLE CREASING TO SOME OF THE INTERIOR PAGES. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE.