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Henri Matisse — Cinquante dessins (Fifty Drawings) (D. Bks. 2)
Henri Matisse

Cinquante dessins (Fifty Drawings) (D. Bks. 2)

Henri Matisse's Cinquante dessins is a bound collection of fifty etchings with Chine-appliqué technique, accompanied by reproductions of the artist's drawings and text by Charles Vildrac. The work includes a title page and colophon, all housed in original grey paper covers, representing a significant publication of Matisse's draftsmanship.

Medium
Etching, with Chine-appliqué to wove paper, with full margins, bound (as issued), with 50 reproductions of the artist's drawings, text by Charles Vildrac, title page and colophon, all bound in the original grey paper covers.

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September 18, 2025

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Henri Matisse, Cinquante dessins (Fifty Drawings) (D. Bks. 2)

Henri Matisse's Cinquante dessins is a bound collection of fifty etchings with Chine-appliqué technique, accompanied by reproductions of the artist's drawings and text by Charles Vildrac. The work includes a title page and colophon, all housed in original grey paper covers, representing a significant publication of Matisse's draftsmanship.

Medium
Etching, with Chine-appliqué to wove paper, with full margins, bound (as issued), with 50 reproductions of the artist's drawings, text by Charles Vildrac, title page and colophon, all bound in the original grey paper covers.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

French, Twentieth Century, Minimalist, Etching, Modern, Book Arts, On Paper, Drawing, Figurative, Black and White

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Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Art Institute of Chicago