192
Le Signe de Vie (The Sign of Life) (D. 13)
1946
Lithograph, on BFK Rives paper watermarked Bordas, with full margins, the sheet bound (as issued) contained as the frontispiece in the complete volume Le Signe de Vie by Tristan Tzara, with six further printed illustrations by Matisse throughout, within the original printed wrappers.
25.4 x 18.1 x 1.3 cm (10 x 7 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
The lithograph signed by Matisse in pencil, further signed by the author in ink and stamp-numbered '219' on the justification, from the edition of 500 (there were also 30 in Roman numerals, and 10 on Auvergne lettered A-J), published by Bordas, Paris.
Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,268