Henri Matisse - Circé - image-1

Lot 455 D

Henri Matisse - Circé

Auction 1110 - overview Cologne
01.06.2018, 17:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.348 € (incl. premium)

Henri Matisse

Circé
1935

Etching on firm chamois-coloured and slightly textured Arches laid paper with watermark "ARCHES" [truncated] 28 x 21.7 cm (41.2 x 31.7 cm) Framed under glass. Signed and numbered.- Inscribed "The Circe Episode" in pencil in lower left margin. Proof 101/150 of the deluxe edition. - Sheet 3 from the series of 6 etchings on James Joyce, Ulysses. The Limited Editions Club, New York 1935. - Lower and right edges of sheet with the laid paper margin. The mat opening evenly browned with light-stain. Narrow moisture stain in lower margin.

Catalogue Raisonné

Duthuit-Matisse/Duthuit 237