La Convalescente Original Etching and Aquatint by Eduoard Manet

Original lithograph in brown ink on Arches paper by Henri Matisse. A plate from the portfolio Poesies Antillaises, titled Hier, De Tes Doigts D'Or Pale, the image shows a local woman's face set slightly to the left of center. This work was originally drawn on transfer paper in 1946 to be printed as a lithograph. It was one of a series to accompany poems by John-Antoine Nau, a friend of Matisse's. The lithographs were not printed until 1972, almost 20 years after Matisse's death. Unnumbered from edition size of 275. Reference, Duthuit, Catalogue Raisonne des Ouvrages Illustrés, 37. Text on back; not visible from front. Image Size: 13 inches H x 8-1/2 W inches (33.0 cm x 21.6 cm). Sheet Size: 15 inches H x 11 W inches (38.1 cm x 28.0 cm). Framed size: 23-1/4 inches H x 18-3/8 inches W (59.0 cm x 46.7 cm). Framed in a new wood frame. Double-matted and mounted in acid-free materials and covered with UV-resistant acrylic. COA. See closeup photos and more details at: https://http://www.jdsmithfineart.com/gallery-of-artists/manet-menu/convalescente-etching-edouard-manet.