Jazz, Henri Matisse, Tériade edition, 2004 (book)

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Jazz, Henri Matisse, 2004 (book) Edition of Jazz by Henri Matisse in October 2004. 156 pages. Format 16.14 x 12.59 x 2.55 inches. New book. This edition was printed in 1500 unnumbered copies.

The book Jazz presents the twenty or so lithographs made by Henri Matisse in 1947 for Tériade. These gouache and cut-out papers are accompanied by handwritten and calligraphed reflections, and essays by two specialists of the artist. Binding: Presentation in the form of four-page sheets, in a cream canvas box that will allow this exceptional work to be preserved intact and protected from time.

This facsimile was made from copy no. 169 of the original edition of Jazz by Henri Matisse, Tériade publisher, Paris 1947.

Presentation texts by Dominique Szymusiak (curator of the Matisse Museum in Cateau-Cambrésis). Printing of the 20 plates in lithography. Paper: Royal Lana 250 g. Paper created especially for this edition by Lana paper manufacturer. Idem-Mourlot printing.

A painter’s book: The first complete work designed in gouache and cut-out papers by Matisse, Jazz is the most accomplished painter’s book. The set of plates in bright and violent colors is accompanied by handwritten calligraphed reflections by the artist, a perfect harmony of text and image. This work was produced thanks to the collaboration and persistence of two men: Matisse and Tériade.

Initially a leader of Fauvism, a movement characterized by the primacy of pure and violent colors, Henri Matisse stands out from other movements that spanned the last century, such as Cubism or abstract art, to construct a unique work around the balance of forms and colors.

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