Description: THIS HENRI MATISSE RARE VINTAGE 1946 FIRST EDITION FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT " LES CITRONS " 1943, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS D'ART ALBERT SKIRA, GENEVE. PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY ROTO-SADAG IN GENEVA ON DECEMBER 15TH IN 1946, AS PART OF A 1ST EDITION SWISS PORTFOLIO OF MATISSE LITHOGRAPH PRINTS FROM THE TREASURES OF THE FRENCH PAINTING COLLECTION DIRECTED AND PRESENTED BY ALBERT SKIRA. WITH AN IMPORTANT MEMORABLE ESSAY IN FRENCH LANGUAGE BY LOUIS ARAGON TITLED " MATISSE : APOLOGIE DU LUXE ". THE VINTAGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY MATISSE IN 1943 TITLED " LES CITRONS " ( THE LEMONS ). HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND FLUID AESTHETIC. MATISSE IS COMMONLY REGARDED, ALONG WITH PICASSO AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS WHO HELPED TO DEFINE AND INFLUENCE RADICAL CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. ARTWORKS BY MATISSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT PLATE IMAGE MEASURES 10 3/8" W X 6 3/4" H, ON A PAGE THAT IS 14 7/8" W X 11" H. THE PRINT IS ATTACHED TO THE PAGE WITH A METHOD CALLED " TIPPING " WHERE IT IS ATTACHED BY HAND ON THE TOP EDGE. BEHIND THE PRINT PLATE ON THE PAGE IS THE TITLE, DATE AND SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING TO THE PAGE BACKING. THE PRINT PLATE IMAGE ITSELF IS IN CLEAN CONDITION. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. *** ( THE LAST 4 PHOTOS ARE FROM THE PORTFOLIO THAT THE PRINT WAS A PART OF, THOSE ADDITIONAL PAGES ARE SHOWN FOR ORIGIN REFERENCE, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE OF THE PRINT )
Price: 1850 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2025-02-03T17:49:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 110 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Henri Matisse
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Framing: Unframed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1946
Width (Inches): 10 3/8"
Style: Art Deco, Expressionism, Fauvism, Modernism, Mid Century Modern
Features: 1st Edition, First Edition, RARE OUT OF PRINT
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: No
Color: Multi-Color
Title: " Les Citrons "
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Lithograph, Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters, Fruit, Still Life
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Height (Inches): 6 3/4"
Theme: Art
Production Technique: Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
