Poèmes de Charles d’Orléans
Artist: Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Publisher: Tériade for les Éditions de la revue Verve, Paris, 1950
Printer: Mourlot Frères, Paris
Author: Charles d’Orléans (French, 1394-1465)
Date: 1950
Dimensions:
Book: H: 16 1/4 in. (413 mm); W: 10 1/2 in. (267 mm); Depth: 1 3/8 in. (35 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 16 1/16 in. (408 mm); W: 10 7/16 in. (265 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 95 lithographs in colors (incl. borders and wrappers), incorporating the artist's handwritten text.
Paper: Arches cream wove paper specially made for the edition.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.735
Label Text:The poetry of the 15th century royal author was ornamented by Matisse's lovely mult-colored fleur-de-lis design. This was Matisse's last illustrated book.
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