Description
Original 1939 color lithograph by Henri Matisse, Femme au Chapeau (Woman with Hat), printed by Mourlot Frères for Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6 (special double number directed by Tériade). This is an authentic period single leaf removed from the binding-issued unsigned and signed in the stone. Verso carries the original Verve chapter text, confirming context and provenance. The sheet retains a generous inner (gutter) margin, with light perimeter toning and minor handling limited to the margins; the image field is clean and the colors present strongly. Ships flat in archival materials.
Why it’s desirable
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Headline plate from the landmark 1939 Verve portfolio of original lithographs
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Printed at the renowned Mourlot atelier, the gold standard for 20th-century artist lithographs
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Sought-after Nice-period portrait by Matisse and the most collected image from this issue
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Period sheet with full margins preserved and verso text for provenance
Details
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Medium: Color lithograph on wove paper (Mourlot)
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Sheet size: approx. 14 × 10¼ in (36 × 26 cm)
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Recto: Femme au Chapeau
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Verso: Verve chapter text (as issued)
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Not hand-signed; signed in the stone; removed from the original binding with inner margin preserved
Please view all photos for condition, margins, and both sides of the sheet.
