Jazz, Henri Matisse, Tériade edition, 2005 (book)

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Jazz, Henri Matisse, 2005 (book) Edition of Jazz by Henri Matisse in 2005. 156 pages. Format 41 x 32 x 6,5 cm / 16.14 x 12.59 x 2.55 inches New. 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-painted and cut-out papers are accompanied by handwritten and calligraphed reflections, and essays by two specialists on the artist. Binding: Presented in the form of four-page sheets, in a cream-colored cloth box which will allow this exceptional work to remain intact and protected from the ravages of time.

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

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

A painter’s book: Matisse’s first complete work conceived in gouache and cut papers, Jazz is his most accomplished painter’s book. The set of vivid and violent color plates is accompanied by handwritten calligraphed reflections from the artist, a perfect harmony of text and image. This work was made possible thanks to the collaboration and tenacity of two men: Matisse and Tériade.

Initially a leader of Fauvism, a movement characterized by the primacy of pure and violent colors, Henri Matisse distinguished himself from other movements that crossed the last century, such as Cubism or abstract art, to build a singular work around the balance of forms and colors.

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