Henri Matisse

The complete set of 20 pochoirs, printed in colors after collages and paper designs, signed in pencil and numbered 77, from the book edition of 250, published by Tériade, Paris, 1947, the full sheets, printed to the edges, in good condition except most sheets with pale light-stain and the colors slightly attenuated, a few with surface scuffs, remains of hinges on the verso, all with the central vertical fold as issued, contained in the original paper wrappers (the spine split and with short associated tears and small losses, time stain), lacking the original boards and slipcase (20 prints)

provenance:
A duplicate from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as bequested by Marie and Kimball Fiske, with the blindstamp on the faux-titre page