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HENRI MATISSE Sig Lithograph 1922

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HENRI MATISSE Sig Lithograph 1922
HENRI MATISSE (Emile Benot)
Le Cateau-Cambrsis 1869 - 1954 Nice

Le Repos du Modele - 1922
Original Hand Signed & Numbered Lithograph

Title : Le Repos du Modele

Technique : Original Lithograph on chine volant paper.

Plate size : 12 X 30 cm / 4.7 X 11.8 inch.

Additional Information : This is an Original Lithograph by the famous artist 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 " 21/50" at the lower left margins.
This important lithograph was printed in 1922 for Galerie des Peintres Graveurs by Edition Frapier.
It was entended to be printed in a limited edition of 100 hand signed impressions but in fact only 85 impressions where ever printed and signed by Matisse. From the 85 impressions only 50 were numbered.
Later on Matisse used the same plate to print a larger edition in the album "Les Peintres Lithographes de Manet a Matisse" but this edition was never hand signed by Matisse and the image have been cut in the left side for the book edition.
The paper bears the dry stamp of the Publisher: Frapier (Lugt 2921b) in the lower right margin.
both stamp appear in the book of stamps by Lugt as reference Lugt 2921b.

Literature : Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisone de L'oeuvre grav'e, Claude Duthuit,Paris,1983. reference 416 I, illustrated on page no. 27.

Condition : Excellent condition.

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