Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Lot n° 182

Blue Nude III, 1958 Lithograph on paper, after Henri Matisse's 1952 cut-out gouaches Dimensions: + Sheet size: 35.7 x 26.5 cm Condition: Very good, slight handling creases, vivid colors. From "Verve" (vol. IX, n° 35-36), July 1958, Paris, under the title "Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954". First edition. The works in this portfolio were created by the artist using gouache-colored paper, cut with scissors and glued. They are presented here together with drawings executed at the same time or in the preceding period. Matisse designed the cover especially for this volume. These lithographic plates were printed in 1954 under his direction. The printing of the color lithographs by Mourlot Frères and the photogravure reproductions and letterpress by Draeger Frères, master printers, was completed in Paris on July 28, 1958. We are selling only this plate, NOT the complete portfolio.