179 - Henri Matisse. Jazz (brochure). Stuttgart, Gerd Hatje [1947]. With two double-page color plates. Original paperback with facsimiles of the original cover lithographs.

Henri Matisse. Jazz (brochure). Stuttgart, Gerd Hatje [1947]. With two double-page color plates. Original paperback with facsimiles of the original cover lithographs. Call time: approx. 1:43 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Rare promotional brochure for one of the most important “Livres d’artistes,” published in Paris in 1947 in a limited edition of 250 signed copies. - The French-language announcement—a German-language version was also published—contains two double-page color plates based on two of the 20 pochoir plates, facsimiles of the title page and a text page (lithographed from the artist’s manuscript), as well as the complete text by Matisse, an afterword by Kurt Martin, a list of plates, and a bibliography of books illustrated by Matisse. - Inside front cover with the German publisher’s announcement text pasted in; the facsimile title page bears the publisher’s name “Tériade éditeur” pasted in (as in the original; see our Auction 33 (May 2026, Lot 81). 24.5 × 19.0 cm. [8] pages, 2 plates. - Slightly browned due to the paper.