Details — Click to read
This aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 200, at the lower left margin.
It was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1952.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin.
Note:
This aquatint in based on a canvas painted by Matisse in 1926 titled “Odalisque au Coffret Rouge”.
Literature:
1. Duthuit C. (1983). Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Oeuvre Grave. Tome II, Paris. Reference: Duthuit App. III.
2. (1956). Derrière le Miroir No. 92-93: 10 Ans d’Edition – Maeght Editeur – 1946-1956. Paris: Maeght Éditeur.
Reference: Maeght 1502
Condition: Very good condition. A very pale, unobtrusive band of time-staining around the image.
