Printer: Mourlot. 'Avant La Lettre' aside from the edition of 1,500.

Dimensions: 81 x 59 cm

Condition: Very good

Frame: Framed in a gilded frame

Description: Printed by the legendary Mourlot atelier in Paris, this poster is an 'Avant La Lettre’ edition aside from the edition of edition of 1,500, this is an original lithographic poster from 1951, not a later reproduction. Examples of Madame de Pompadour are now held in major museum collections including The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Please note: The frame has been glued and cannot be reframed.

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954) the French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter was one of the undisputed masters and influential artists of 20th century art. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and would quickly become the leader of the fauvist movement. He was known for his use of brilliant colour, inspired by his time on the French Riviera, and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was one of the three artists, along with Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, who began to revolutionise the artworld from the 1900s. For over 60 years, his vast output included painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic arts – etchings, linocuts, aquatints, paper cut-outs and book illustrations. And he worked with Mourlot studios on lithographs and exhibition posters.