Condition: Used,Artist: Henri Matisse,Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work,Size: Medium (up to 36in.),Signed: No,Color: Multicolor,Title: " La Femme au Luth " ( Woman with a Lute ),Material: Paper,Original/Licensed Reprint: Original,Framing: Framed,Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters, Figures, Ladies, Musical Instruments, Paris, Exhibitions,Type: Poster,Listed By: Dealer or Reseller,Year of Production: 1949,Item Height: 30 1/2",Style: Art Deco, Expressionism, Fauvism, Figurative Art, Modernism, Portraiture, Modern,Theme: Art, Exhibitions,Features: BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED, RARE OUT OF PRINT, Framed,Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1950,Country of Origin: France,Item Width: 22 1/2" THIS HENRI MATISSE VERY RARE VINTAGE 1949 MOURLOT FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED PARIS EXHIBITION POSTER " LA FEMME AU LUTH " 1946, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT EXHIBITION POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEE D'ART MODERNE PARIS, PRINTED IN FRANCE IN 1949 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY MOURLOT PARIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE " QUATRE ANNES DE TAPISSERIE FRANCAISE " EXHIBITION. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY BY CREATED BY MATISSE IN 1946 TITLED " LA FEMME AU LUTH " ( WOMAN WITH A LUTE ), RFG 1949, EDITIONS MUSEES NATIONAUX - MOURLOT. PARIS. THE RFG WORKSHOP ( FRENCH REPUBLIC GOBELINS ) WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE 15TH CENTURY AS A MEDIEVAL DYEING TAPESTRY BUSINESS AS A ROYAL FACTORY SUPPLYING THE COURT OF FRENCH MONARCHS SINCE LOUIS XIV. GOBELINS TAPESTRY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TEXTILES. IN 1949 GOBELINS PRODUCED A TAPESTRY BASED ON MATISSE'S " LA FEMME AU LUTH " ARTWORK, EXHIBITED IN THIS LANDMARK TAPESTRY EXHIBITION. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE MATISSE AND FRENCH MODERNISM FANS AND COLLECTORS, AS THIS COVETED IMAGE FINE ART LITHOGRAPH POSTER, IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. 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 20TH 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. THE VENERABLE FAMOUS PRINTING HOUSE OF IMPRIMERIE MOURLOT PARIS WAS FOUNDED IN 1852 BY THE MOURLOT FAMILY. IT IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR ITS FINE ART LITHOGRAPHY PRINTING, AND ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS WAS TO BE THE ART POSTER. MOURLOT BECAME THE PLACE WHERE POSTERS WERE PREPARED AND PRODUCED AS WORKS OF ART IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. THIS FINE ART LITHOGRAPH POSTER IS ONE OF THE EARLIER OF THE COLLABORATION AND BEGINNING OF AN IMPORTANT AND LONG LASTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTIST MATISSE AND ATELIER MOURLOT WHO TOGETHER WOULD CONTINUE TO CREATE MANY IMPORTANT ART POSTERS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS SAME EXHIBITION POSTER IS HELD IN THE PERMANENT ARCHIVE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEE D'ART MODERNE PARIS. IN THE 1930'S FERNAND MOURLOT INVITED THE MAJOR MASTER ARTISTS OF THE TIME INTO THE LITHOGRAPHY STUDIO TO LEARN THE MEDIUM OF PRINTING TOGETHER. ENCOURAGING THE ARTISTS TO WORK DIRECTLY ON THE LITHOGRAPHY PLATES TO CREATE ORIGINAL PRINTS AND POSTERS IN LIMITED EDITIONS. THE RESULTS OF THIS ARTISTIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN MASTER ARTISTS AND MOURLOT BECAME INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FOR THEIR ORIGINALITY, BEAUTY, AND EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED PARIS EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 22 1/2" W X 30 1/2" H X 1 1/4" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A NEOCLASSICAL STYLE BURNISHED ANTIQUED GOLD LEAF FINISH, SUBTLE SCROLL RELIEF WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED.