Henri Matisse

The complete set of 20 pochoirs printed in colors, 1947, printer's proofs aside from the portfolio edition of 100 without a central vertical fold (total edition includes a book edition of 250 with a central fold), each on Arches wove paper, published by Tériade, Paris, contained in the original cloth-covered portfolio within a paper folder (20 prints)

Heinz Berggruen, Paris, acquired directly from the publisher, Tériade
Acquired from the above, thence by descent.

The prints are in good condition, the full sheets. Unobtrusive time-stain and an occasional inconspicuous fox mark at the extreme sheet edges. Unobtrusive areas of surface soiling and minor wear at the edges of the original cloth-covered portfolio. (One with very pale light-stain and a few unobtrusive scuffs.) Additional condition notes: Le cow-boy: The print is in generally good condition, the full sheet. A central vertical fold touched-in recto and reinforced verso. The reinforcement most apparent at the extreme edges. On the verso, unobtrusive time-stain at the extreme sheet edges.
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The present lot is considered a printer's proof set and was never accompanied by the title page, justification or table of contents.  Four of the five vertical images, plates I, III, VIII, XIII and XX, include facsimile text typically found in the folded edition.