Prints + Multiples 
12 October 2023
Prints + Multiples 
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Henri Matisse 1869–1954

Frontispiece from Cinquante Dessins

1920
etching and Chine appliqué on Van Gelder image: 5⅝ h × 4 w in (14 × 10 cm) sheet: 11⅞ h × 8⅛ w in (30 × 21 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $6,300
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Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘646/1000 Henri Matisse’. This work is number 646 from the edition of 1000 published by the artist. Sold with original cover page.
literature: Duthuit books 2

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter—a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Henri Matisse

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