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The cover, 17 full page illustrations, 1 frontispiece, 1 original lithograph out of text, 1 wood engraving and 14 unpublished heliogravures by Henri Matisse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.
