Title: Frontal Nude, Right Leg Folded | Nu de face, jambe droite repliée, 1929
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Chine Appliqué on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 38 x 28 cm. / 15 x 11 in.
Image size: 15 x 11.1 cm. / 5.9 x 4.4 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” in the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 25, above the signature. There were also three épreuves d’essai [working proofs]and a further three impressions after the plate was scored.
Literature: Duthuit C. (1983). Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Oeuvre Grave Tome II, Paris. Reference: Duthuit 199
Condition: Good condition. The lower sheet with a heavy horizontal fold. Two areas of mineral staining from previous framing in the left sheet edge.
HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954 (Emile Benoît) Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice Title: Portrait of a Martinican Woman / La Martiniquaise, 1946 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Annam Appliqué paper Paper size: 38.3 x 28 cm / 15.5 x 11 in Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” at the lower right margin. The work is also hand-numbered in pencil “14/25” in the lower-left margin. This etching was printed in a small limited edition of 25 signed and numbered impressions. There were a few artist’s proofs and trial proofs made aside from the regular edition. The paper bears the Annam watermark at the lower right corner. The Annam paper is a fine Asian paper, hand-made in Vietnam. Literature: Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisone de L’oeuvre grav’e, Claude Duthuit, Paris,1983. Reference: Duthuit 288
HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954
(Emile Benoît) Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice (French)
Title: Odalisque with Brasero and Bowl of Fruits | Odalisque, brasero et coupe de fruits, 1929
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 38 x 57.2 cm. / 14.9 x 22 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, in the lower right margin. There were also a small number of artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition of 100.
This composition was inspired by a painting realised by the artist in Nice titled “L’Odalisque couchée, Harmonie Rouge, 1927”.
Note: An odalisque was a female slave or concubine in an Ottoman seraglio, especially the Imperial Harem of the sultan. The Odalisque became a highly inspiring subject for painters during the 19th century. The motif even contributed to an art movement called Orientalism. This term was used to qualify paintings that depited lifestyle in Middle East. Delacroix is one artist often associated with Orientalism. Henri Matisse visited the French colonies in North Africa (Algeria in 1906 and Morocco in 1912–13) where the brilliant light, exotic environment and Moorish architecture inspired a new body of work. His odalisques have been described by art historian Roger Benjamin as ‘elaborate fictions’ in which the artist re-created the image of the Islamic harem using French models posed in his Nice apartment. The fabrics, screens, carpets, furnishings and costuming recalled the exoticism of the ‘Orient’ and provided a theme for Matisse’s preoccupation with the figure and elaborate pattern.
Other impressions of this work are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Literature: Duthuit C. (1983). Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Oeuvre Grave Tome II, Paris.
Reference: Duthuit 504
Condition: Very good condition. A skilfully repaired tear in the upper left sheet edge measuring 35 mm.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began studying drawing and painting in the 1890s. A student of the masters of Post-Impressionism, Matisse later made a reputation for himself as the leader of a group of painters known as Les Fauves. An ironic label given to them by a critic (it means “wild beasts”), the name reflected Matisse´s aggressive strokes and bold use of primary colors. In 1905 Matisse gained sudden fame with three paintings, including Woman with the Hat, purchased by the wealthy American ex-patriot Gertrude Stein. Beyond painting, he worked with lithographs and sculpture, and during World War II he did a series of book designs. Later in his career he experimented with paper cutouts and designed decorations for the Dominican chapel in Vence, France. Along with Picasso, Matisse was considered one of the world´s greatest living painters throughout his life. His other works include “The Dance” (1910), “Red Fish” (1911) and “The Moroccan in Green” (1913).
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is considered the most important French artist of the 20th century and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential modernist painters of the last century. Matisse began studying drawing and painting in the 1890s. A student of the masters of Post-Impressionism, Matisse later made a reputation for himself as the leader of a group of painters known as Les Fauves. An ironic label given to them by a critic (it means \"wild beasts\"), the name reflected Matisse´s aggressive strokes and bold use of primary colors. In 1905 Matisse gained sudden fame with three paintings, including Woman with the Hat, purchased by the wealthy American ex-patriot Gertrude Stein. Beyond painting, he worked with lithographs and sculpture, and during World War II he did a series of book designs. Later in his career he experimented with paper cutouts and designed decorations for the Dominican chapel in Vence, France. Along with Picasso, Matisse was considered one of the world´s greatest living painters throughout his life. His other works include \"The Dance\" (1910), \"Red Fish\" (1911) and \"The Moroccan in Green\" (1913).
