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Henri Matisse Odalisque sur la Terrasse 1922-23 Etching, aquatint and roulette in colors by Jacques Villon on wove paper, with margins, I. 18 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (47.9 x 60 cm); S. 22 x 26 3/8 in. (55.9 x 67 cm) signed by Matisse in ink and Villon in pencil, and numbered 28/200 in ink (there were also 10 artist's proofs and an edition of 21 in black), published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, pale light-, mat and time staining, surface soiling, a few areas of minor restoration and staining on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed.
Literature Claude Duthuit I; Colette de Ginestetand Catherine Pouillon 633 Catalogue Essay In all ways Matisse’s life seems to have been calm and regularly ordered during the 1920’s. He was now highly successful on an economic as well as artistic level, a great asset to his principal dealers Bernheim-Jeune, with whom he had made his fourth three-year contract latein 1920 at increased prices. His paintings of the years 1920-1925 appear to be perfect expressions of a serene, industrious and uneventful life. Girls looking out of the window or playing the piano or violin in the apartment at Nice, or girls costumed as odalisques in oriental pantaloons and embroidered jackets, or nude, standing before patterned textiles or tiled screens, lolling on rug-strewn divans; still lives of fruit and flowers, richly furnished interiors in which a dozen different colors, textures and patterned surfaces are magically harmonized in a hedonistic, sensual and charming art with no challenging or difficult moments—except for the painter. Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Matisse – His Art and His Public, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1951, p 198. See lot 4 for a collaboration by Jacques Villon with Marcel Duchamp Read More Artist Bio Henri Matisse French • 1869 - 1954 Hugely influential, Henri Matisse was, along with his friend and rival Pablo Picasso one of the artistic giants of the Modern era. Known for his lyrical, expressive line and bold coloration, Matisse worked in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Originally a member of the Fauvism movement of the start of the twentieth century, the next half-century found Matisse forging his own style characterized by spontaneous and deceptively simple draftsmanship and inventive vibrant color. His subjects included portraits, nudes, still life, landscape and interior scenes. This evolved into the graphic and beautifully colored cut-outs of his late career. View More Works