Matisse, Henri

answering a request for information in connection with his proposal to dedicate one issue of Kunst und Künstler to him, informing him that he may reproduce those works of his in the possession of [Hans] Purrmann, and that he will discuss with Bernheim what he has requested concerning reproductions, noting that he has not done any woodcuts for a long time, confirming that when the volume of drawings appears he will send two copies, noting that if possible he will add a third one for Purrmann

...Je vais passer chez Bernheim au sujet des reproductions que vous me demandez ainsi que pour les photos des dessins - Quant aux bois je n'en ai pas fait depuis longtemps...



1 page, 4to, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 18 August 1920, ring-binder holes, affecting one word, edges frayed

The volume of drawings referred to by Matisse was the Cinquante Dessins, privately published in connection with an exhibition of the artist's work at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris between 15 October and 6 November 1920.