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Henri Matisse - Signed Book ed. 10/49 with original Lithograph + Woodcut Pierre à feu / Les miroirs profonds (1947)
Henri Matisse - Signed Book ed. 10/49 with original Lithograph + Woodcut Pierre à feu / Les miroirs profonds (1947)
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Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Hand-signed by H.Matisse limited edition Book X/XLIX (10/49)
Pierre à feu / Les miroirs profonds
1947
From the publisher's collection. An original letter is enclosed, addressed to Mr. Maeght, informing him that this X copy out of XLIX signed by Henri Matisse has been sent to him.
- Hand-signed by H.Matisse
- Number X out of XLIX (10/49) on the justification page
- Original Lithograph And Woodcut on Paper
- Reference: Duthuit Books 17
- H 9.5" W 8.5" Depth 1" (240 mm x 210 mm), 89 pp
- In-8° paperback, lithographed dust jacket in five colours, folder and slipcase
- The cover, 17 full page illustrations, 1 frontispiece, 1 original lithograph out of text, 1 wood engraving and 14 unpublished heliogravures by Henri Matisse
- Texts by Louis Aragon, Paul Eluard, Roger Caillois, René Char, Georges Hugnet, Yves Battistini, Jaques Kober and others
- The book is compiled by Jacques Kober as a homage to Henri Matisse
- Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris
- Lithograph printed by Mourlot, Paris
- Printing of illustrations and text by Draeger Freres
- Good condition
An extraordinary rarity. We have not found any other copies from the 49-copy signed edition by Henri Matisse either in open sale or at auctions.