THIS HENRI MATISSE RARE VINTAGE 1946 FIRST EDITION MID CENTURY MODERNIST FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT " L'ANANAS " 1940, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. 

THE FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS D'ART ALBERT SKIRA, GENEVE. PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY ROTO-SADAG IN GENEVA ON DECEMBER 15TH IN 1946, AS PART OF A 1ST EDITION SWISS PORTFOLIO OF MATISSE LITHOGRAPH PRINTS FROM THE TREASURES OF THE FRENCH PAINTING COLLECTION DIRECTED AND PRESENTED BY ALBERT SKIRA. WITH AN IMPORTANT MEMORABLE ESSAY IN FRENCH LANGUAGE BY LOUIS ARAGON TITLED " MATISSE : APOLOGIE DU LUXE ".

THE MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY MATISSE IN 1940 TITLED " L'ANANAS  " ( THE PINEAPPLE ).

HENRI MATISSE ( 1869 - 1954 ) THE FRENCH BORN ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND 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 TWENTIETH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DRAWING WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. ARTWORKS BY MATISSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. 

THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT PLATE IMAGE MEASURES 10 3/8" W X 8 1/4" H, ON A PAGE THAT IS 14 7/8" W X 11" H. THE PRINT IS ATTACHED TO THE PAGE WITH A METHOD CALLED " TIPPING " WHERE IT IS ATTACHED BY HAND ON THE TOP EDGE. BEHIND THE PRINT PLATE ON THE PAGE IS THE TITLE, DATE AND SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK. 

THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND 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. 

*** ( THE LAST 4 PHOTOS ARE FROM THE PORTFOLIO THAT THE PRINT WAS A PART OF, THOSE ADDITIONAL PAGES ARE SHOWN FOR ORIGIN REFERENCE, AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE OF THE PRINT )