Portraits

Artist Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

Publisher Éditions du livre, Monte Carlo, 1955 (André Sauret)

Printer lithograph, color reproductions, wrappers: Mourlot Frères, [Paris]; collotype reproductions: Louis Duval, [Paris]; text: Imprimeri

Author Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)

Date1955

DimensionsSlipcase: H: 12 13/16 in. (326 mm); W: 10 in. (254 mm); Depth: 1 3/4 in. (45 mm).
Chemise: H: 12 7/16 in. (316 mm); W: 9 13/16 in. (250 mm); Depth: 1 1/2 in. (38 mm).
Book: H: 12 1/2 in. (317 mm); W: 9 3/4 in. (247 mm); Depth: 1 1/8 in. (29 mm).
Page: H: 12 3/8 in. (315 mm); W: 9 11/16 in. (246 mm).

MediumOriginal print: lithograph in black. Reproductions: 33 collotypes and photolithographs in colors of paintings on cream wove paper, tipped onto the text leaves; collotypes in black of paintings and drawings, some with cream tone block; photolithographs of drawings; line block reproductions of ink drawings with ivory tone block; line block reproduction in colors of design by Matisse (wrappers). Text: letterpress (typeface: Bodoni).

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.738

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Duthuit, Claude, Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné des ouvrages illustrés, Paris, 1988, no. 33, reprs.