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213 - Matisse, Henri (1869–1954). Drawings. Themes and Variations. Preceded by “Matisse-en-France” by Aragon. Paris, M. Fabiani, 1943. Folio. Signed linocut by Matisse as frontispiece, 2 leaves, 39 pp. with 3 original lithographs and 158 plates. Loose sheets in a slipcase, original folder.
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Matisse, Henri (1869–1954). Drawings. Themes and Variations. Preceded by “Matisse-en-France” by Aragon. Paris, M. Fabiani, 1943. Folio. Signed linocut by Matisse as frontispiece, 2 leaves, 39 pp. with 3 original lithographs and 158 plates. Loose sheets in a slipcase, original folder. One of 20 copies of the deluxe edition II on Vélin d’Arches, numbered 11 through 30 (out of a total of 950), featuring the signed linocut, 21.3 × 14.5 cm. – Cataloged and described in detail in Duthuit/Garnaud, *Matisse, ouvrages illustrés*, no. 9, with explanatory text by Matisse on the work’s creation, which reproduces a total of 17 drawings in 3 to 19 variants. Monod 7847. Documentation: Art Institute of Chicago, Inv. 2014.499. Aragon wrote his accompanying detailed text in Villeneuve, where he had taken refuge during the German occupation. Given the publication year of 1943, the publisher had suggested to the author that he publish his text anonymously. Aragon refused: “This work is important to me, as is my pride as a writer.”—A copy in near-mint condition.
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