HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND HIS FLUID AESTHETIC. MATISSE IS COMMONLY REGARDED, ALONG WITH PICASSO AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS WHO HELPED TO DEFINE AND INFLUENCE RADICAL CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART.
THIS LITHOGRAPH PRINT WAS PRINTED IN 1973 IN JAPAN. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY MATISSE IN 1911 TITLED " GOLDFISH ". THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS A PAGE FROM AN AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ARTISTS PUBLICATION. THE LITHOGRAPH PLATE IMAGE IS ATTACHED TO THE PAGE WITH A PROCESS CALLED TIPPING WHERE IT IS ATTACHED BY HAND ON 3 CORNERS. THIS PRINT IS SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.
THE PRINT IMAGE MEASURES 8 1/4" W X 10 1/2" H, ON A PAGE THAT IS 9" W X 12 1/2" H. THERE IS UNRELATED TEXT ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE THAT REFERS TO A DIFFERENT ARTWORK IMAGE. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.