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HENRI MATISSE Figure endormie aux babouches.
Lithograph, 1929. 272x378 mm; 10 3/4x14 7/8 inches, wide margins. Signed and numbered 28/50 in pencil, lower right. A superb impression of this very scarce lithograph.
Matisse was a prolific printmaker, producing over 800 individual prints (typically in editions ranging from 25 to 50 impressions) from 1900 to 1954. He moved freely between various printmaking techniques and used each as an extension of his drawing style and process. His imagery was replete with reclining nudes, portraits and dancing bodies drawn with elegant and energetic contour lines. For Matisse, printmaking spurred creativity and innovation while also enabling him to produce further works in multiples to satisfy the increasing demand for his art. Duthuit 512.
