Henri Matisse Lithograph 1960 Contract -Ren

Subject: Nudes
HENRI MATISSE '' Girl leaning on chair '' The graphic work measures 45 x 60 cm on a full sheet. First and only edition created by the famous Cahiers d'Art publishing house in 1960 on precious handmade Japan washi paper. Contract between the master and the publisher Zervos The circulation is 499 copies as established by the contract between the publisher Christian Zervos and the master Matisse. Contract that will be delivered together with the art portfolio. Embossed stamp on the work "Editions Cahiers d'Art Paris". Henri Matisse signature on the plate. "The drawings of the 1930s are considered by the master to be his greatest masterpieces. These drawings represent women lying on backgrounds decorated with fabrics adorned with arabesques and are miracles of pure lines that best enclose the sphere of female sensuality. In the reflections and mirrors Matisse seems to want to imprint the soul of his models in the finest and most virtuous features." C. Zervos