Author: Vildrac, Charles and Henri Matisse
Title: Nice 1921: Seize Reproductions D'Après Les Tableaux de Henri Matisse
Description: Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, 1922. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding with gilt coat of arms on boards, gilt lettering on spine, and 6 compartments separated by gilt borders. Green leather bookplate with gilt decorative border and lettering. Deckled edges. Association copy. Marking on front flyleaf. [5] pp. text, 16 leaves of plates in B&W. French. Two publications bound together. Striped ribbon bookmark. Coat of arms and bookplate belonging to Harry and Caressa (aka Polly) Crosby -- famous members of the Lost Generation. Coat of arms bears motto "saes mea supre" ("hope is over"). A book of 16 reproductions after paintings by Henri Matisse. VG, slight shelf wear and deterioration at front interior hinge, mild foxing, age-tinting at extremities, overall very clean and tight.

Keywords: European Artists, Henri Matisse, Lost Generation ; Matisse, Henri ; ;


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