Printer: Mourlot. The poster edition was limited to 800 Editions, this is very rare 'Avant La Lettre' Edition

Dimensions: 65 x 50 cm

Condition: Very good 

Frame: To be floated on cream mount with a charcoal frame

Description: An exceptionally rare six-colour lithograph produced to mark the centenary of Galerie Kléber, Paris, in 1952. This example was printed avant la letter before the addition of exhibition text, during the final stage of production, after the image had been signed off but before release.

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 art world 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.