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Spaightwood Galleries
Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954): A l'amitie / To friendship
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L'angoisse qui s'amasse en frappant sous ta gorge (Fribourg 3, Musée Matisse Livres, p. 36; full-page illustration, p. 133). Original linogravure on Arches, 1944. 230 impressions (plus 20 HC) for Henry Montherlant's Pasiphae, Chant de Mino (Le Cretois) published by Martin Fabiani, Editeur plus 20 HC, published by Matisse's heirs in 1981. All of the portfolios were signed by Matisse and all of the blocks were cancelled after printing. Montherlant, a close friend of Matisse's, was a distinguished novelist and critic. This is one of Matisse's most import linocuuts and is illustrated in Henri Matisse: Gravures et lithographies, Musee d'art et d'histoire, Friboug (1982), p. 201. It is also illustrated in Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and Public (Museum of Modern Art, 1974). p. 494. Image size: 338x258mm. Price: $3500.
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Portrait of Montherlant (Fribourg 16, Musée Matisse Livres, p. 36). Original linogravure, 1944. 100 numbered impressions for Gravures originales sur la theme de Pasiphae plus 25 HC, first published by Matisse's heirs in 1981. All the blocks were cancelled after printing. With the estate blindstamp. Montherlant, a close friend of Matisse's, was a distinguished novelist and critic; Matisse collaborated with him on Pasiphae. Image size: 245x182mm. Price: $2,875.
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Portrait I de Andre Rouveyre. Original lithograph on gray handmade paper for Repli, 1947. Edition: 370 signed and numbered portfolios (of which ours is from n. 136). The stones were cancelled after printing. The justification page was signed by Matisse; purchasers of any of the lithographs published with the book will receive a copy of the justification page. For information on Repli, see: Matisse: L’oeuvre gravé (Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1970), p. 119 lists Repli as #211. Matisse: L’Art du Livre (Nice: Cahiers Henri Matisse 3, Musee Matisse, 1986), lists Repli on pp. 52-53, and illustrates Portrait VI de Andre Rouveyre (which is not on our website). Henri Matisse: Gravures et lithographies (Fribourg: Musée d’art et d’histoire, 1982), lists Repli on p. 202 as book #8 and illustrates Portrait IV de Andre Rouveyre (this is regarded as the most authoritative work on Matisse’s prints after the catalogue raisonné of Matisse’s Oeuvre Gravé. Image size: 250x160mm. Price: $2000.
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Portrait II de Andre Rouveyre. Original lithograph on gray handmade paper for Repli, 1947. Edition: 370 signed and numbered portfolios (of which ours is from n. 136). The stones were cancelled after printing. The justification page was signed by Matisse; purchasers of any of the lithographs published with the book will receive a copy of the justification page. Image size: 250x160mm. Price: $2000.
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Portrait III de Andre Rouveyre. Original lithograph on gray handmade paper for Repli, 1947. Edition: 370 signed and numbered portfolios (of which ours is from n. 136). The stones were cancelled after printing. The justification page was signed by Matisse; purchasers of any of the lithographs published with the book will receive a copy of the justification page. Image size: 250x160mm. Price: $2000.
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Portrait IV de Andre Rouveyre. . Original lithograph on gray handmade paper for Repli, 1947. Edition: 370 signed and numbered portfolios (of which ours is from n. 136). The stones were cancelled after printing. The justification page was signed by Matisse; purchasers of any of the lithographs published with the book will receive a copy of the justification page. Henri Matisse: Gravures et lithographies (Fribourg: Musée d’art et d’histoire, 1982), lists Repli on p. 202 as book #8 and illustrates Portrait IV de Andre Rouveyre (this is regarded as the most authoritative work on Matisse’s prints after the catalogue raisonné of Matisse’s Oeuvre Gravé. Image size: 250x160mm. Price: $2000.
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Portrait V de Andre Rouveyre. Original lithograph on gray handmade paper for Repli, 1947. Edition: 370 signed and numbered portfolios (of which ours is from n. 136). The stones were cancelled after printing. The horizontal line to the left of Pouvere's mouth is not on the surface but fiber from the paper visible through the surface. The justification page was signed by Matisse; purchasers of any of the lithographs published with the book will receive a copy of the justification page. Image size: 250x160mm. Price: $2000.
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A l'amitie / To friendship (D. 31, Musee Matisse, p. 68). Original aquatint, 1951-52. 3 signed and 330 unsigned impressions for Andre Rouveyre's Apollinaire. Illustrated in Matisse Prints from the Museum of Modern Art and Musee Matisse, p. 71. Image size: 328x251mm. Price: $3150.
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Spaightwood Galleries, Inc.
To purchase, call us at 1-800-809-3343 (508-529-2511 in Upton MA & vicinity) or send an email to sptwd@verizon.net. We accept AmericanExpress, DiscoverCard, MasterCard, and Visa.
Spaightwood Galleries is located at 120 Main St (aka Highway 140) in Upton MA at the corner of Main St and Maple Ave in a rehabilitated Unitarian Church. For directions and visiting information, please call. We are, of course, always available over the web and by telephone (see above for contact information). Click the following for links to past shows and artists. For a visual tour of the gallery, please click here. For information about Andy Weiner and Sonja Hansard-Weiner, please click here. For a list of special offers currently available, see Specials.
Visiting hours: Saturday and Sunday noon to six and other times by arrangement. Please call to confirm your visit. Browsers and guests are welcome.
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