Description: Framed original Matisse lithograph of Head of a Woman. I'm pretty sure that this is one of an edition of 2000 from a wartime production of the publication VERVE (No. 4). Compared to most editions of VERVE, the quality of paper is less good and thinner, due to wartime restrictions in France.Matisse worked closely with Mourlot and also their publication VERVE throughout his career. The lithograph is 25.5 x 35.5cm, double mounted and in a black frame 45.5 x 55.5cm. To avoid breakage in transit I will send either with perspex or unglazed, but it will be easy to put in a 20" x 16" piece of glass.Due to the relatively poor quality of the paper there are a couple of minor creases in the top right and bottom left, plus some browning spots, but they don't detract much from what is an original piece of art produced over 80 years ago. PLEASE BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION, BUT A 80-YEAR OLD LITHOGRAPH.I bought various copies of Matisse lithographs (Derriere Le Miroir and VERVE (including the Last Works) in 2002, prior to the Matisse and Picasso exhibition which was held in London (Tate gallery), Paris (Pompidou Centre) and New York (Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and before the prices increased hugely. Many of the lithographs have been stored away from the light for over 2 decades, but I have decided now to dispose some of the remaining lithographs.As they were bought at a time when prices were much less, I am happy for them to go to a good home where they will be appreciated, but at a reasonable price. Henri Matisse (1869 (Le Cateau-Cabresis, France) - 1954 (Nice, France))Draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. One of the undisputed masters of 20th century art, his use of vibrant colour in the early 20th century led to him being labelled a Fauve (Wild Beast). In around 1904 Matisse met Picasso, and the 2 were both lifelong friends and also rivals.Towards the end of his life, and with his ability to paint affected by arthritis, he started, with the aid of assistants to produce cut-paper cutouts, often on a large scale.With the aid of assistants he set about creating cut paper collages, often on a large scale, called gouaches découpés. These were subsequently reproduced lithographically after his death in "The Last Works of Matisse", published by Mourlot in 1958.
Price: 145 GBP
Location: East Molesey
End Time: 2025-01-03T16:05:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 46.38 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year of Production: 1939
Artist: Henri Matisse
Type: Lithograph
Signed: No
Theme: Woman
Material: Paper
Framing: Mounted & Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Lithography
Subject: Head of a Woman
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
