Jazz
1947
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unbound volume with complete set of 20 color stencils on vélin d'Arches, after collages and cut-outs by Matisse, facsimile covers and text from artist's handwritten original
Dimensions
book: 44.45 × 33.97 × 5.56 cm (17 1/2 × 13 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
2014.112.18
About the Artist
Henri Matisse · 1869–1954
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and the greatest colorist of his era. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis in northern France, Matisse initially studied law before discovering his passion for art during a period of convalescence at age 20. He became the leading figure of F...