No Reserve
65
Henri Matisse
Three works: (i) Florilège des amours de Ronsard (Anthology of Ronsard's Lovers); (ii) Visages (Faces); (iii) Poésies antillaises (Caribbean poems)
- Estimate
- £800 - 1,200•♠
£315
Lot Details
(i-iii) lithograph on paper
(i) sheet 1 18 x 28.4 cm (7 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
sheet 2 21 x 28.4 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
(ii) sheet 33.3 x 25.6 cm (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
(iii) 37.8 x 28 cm (14 7/8 x 11 in.)
sheet 2 21 x 28.4 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
(ii) sheet 33.3 x 25.6 cm (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
(iii) 37.8 x 28 cm (14 7/8 x 11 in.)
(i) Executed in 1946, this work is from an edition of 300, published by Albert Skira, Paris.
(ii) Executed in 1948, this work is from an edition of 250, published by Les Éditions du Chêne, Paris.
(iii) Executed in 1972, this work is from an edition of 250, published by Fernand Mourlot Paris.
(ii) Executed in 1948, this work is from an edition of 250, published by Les Éditions du Chêne, Paris.
(iii) Executed in 1972, this work is from an edition of 250, published by Fernand Mourlot Paris.
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Henri Matisse
French | B. 1869 D. 1954The leading figure of the Fauvist movement at the turn of the 20th century, Henri Matisse is widely regarded as the giant of modern art alongside friend and rival Pablo Picasso. Working as a painter, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor for over five decades, he radically challenged traditional conventions in art by experimenting with vivid colors, flat shapes and distilled line. Rather than modeling or shading to lend volume to his pictures, the French artist employed contrasting areas of unmodulated color. Heavily influenced by the art and visual culture of non-Western cultures, his subjects ranged from nudes, dancers, odalisques, still lifes and interior scenes and later evolved into the graphic semi-abstractions of his cut-outs of his late career.
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