Description
Original 1939 double-sided lithograph leaf from Verve Vol. II, Nos. 5-6, printed by Mourlot Frères. Recto features Paul Klee, “Tête d’enfant (Child’s Head)” in color; verso shows an Henri Matisse charcoal portrait from his “Deux portraits” group. Issued unsigned (signed in the stone), removed from the binding with the inner margin preserved.
Why collectors want this leaf
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1939 Verve “special double number” under Tériade-one of the landmark pre-war portfolios of original lithographs
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Printed at Mourlot, the premier Paris atelier for 20th-century artist lithography
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Desirable pairing: a vibrant Klee on recto with a Matisse portrait on verso
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Authentic period sheet, not a modern reproduction or digital print
Details & condition
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Medium: original lithographs on wove paper (Mourlot)
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Sheet size: approximately 14 × 10¼ inches
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Recto: Paul Klee, Tête d’enfant (color)
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Verso: Henri Matisse, portrait (charcoal)
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Condition: light perimeter toning typical of Verve; minor corner/edge touches at the outer margin; image areas clean; inner (gutter) margin retained after removal from binding
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Ships flat in archival materials
Please view all photos for margins, condition, and both sides of the sheet.
