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HENRI MATISSE Hand Signed Lithograph 1935 Ulysses

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HENRI MATISSE Hand Signed Lithograph 1935 Ulysses
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HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954
(Emile Benoît) Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice

Title: Eole from Ulysses, 1935

Technique: Original Etching with Soft Ground on wove paper

Paper Size: 41.2 x 31.6 cm / 16.2 x 12.4 in

Image Size: 28.2 x 21.7 cm / 11.1 x 8.5 in

Additional Information: This is an original lithograph by Henri Matisse.
It is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Henri Matisse" at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil at the lower left margin "21/150".
This is one of the six lithographs that were created by Matisse to illustrate the publication "Ulysses by James Joyce". It was printed by Ateier R. Lacouriere in 1935 and published by The Limited Editions Club, New York in the deluxe edition of only 150 hand signed and numbered impressions.
Thefre was also a book edition of 1500 copies but the lithographs in the book were not signed by Matisse.It was printed by Ateliers Lacouriere in a limited edition of 150 signed and numbered impressions.

Provenance: Purchased by the previous owner at M. Knoedler, New York/Paris/London, September 1970. The original invoice will be provided.
Private collection, London.

Literature:
1. Duthuit, Claude. 1983. Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonne de L'oeuvre Grave. Paris
Reference: Duthuit 238.
2. Duthuit, Claude, and Garnaud, Francoise. 1988. Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonne des Ouvrages Illustres. Paris: Claude Duthuit.
Reference: Duthuit books 6.

Condition: Good condition. Two tape marks at the verso.