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Masque De Jeune GarÇon (mask Of A Young Boy)

Henri Matisse

Christopher-Clark Fine Art United States

Artwork details

Artist

Henri Matisse

Title

Masque De Jeune GarÇon (mask Of A Young Boy)

Description

Original etching printed in black ink on wove paper bearing the Arches script watermark.

Signed and dated in the plate lower left Matisse / 45

A fine impression of the definitive state, from the edition of 25 stamp numbered in the margin lower right (there was one trial proof and six artist’s proofs printed at the same time in 1966, apart from the edition of 340 published in 1946 in the album Alternance by Le Gerbier, Paris), also bearing the artist’s monogram stamp in the margin lower right.

Catalog: Duthuit-Matisse 268; Fribourg 344; Duthuit Illustrated Books 12.

Date

1945

Medium

Etching

Edition

Signature

Unsigned

Catalogue Raisonne

23978

Image

13 15/16 x 10 15/16 inches

Sheet

20 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches

Status

Sold

The Artist

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was a French artist known for his use of color and his innovative approach to printmaking. He used a variety of printmaking techniques, including lithography, etching, and aquatint, to create a wide range of prints throughout his career. Matisse’s prints often feature bold, simplified forms and bright, expressive colors.