Henri Matisse, (1869-1954)

Untitled (Teeny), from XXe Siècle, No. 4, Christmas issue

Untitled (Teeny), from XXe Siècle, No. 4, Christmas issue (Duthuit 723), 1938
Linocut on wove paper, signed and dated in the plate, from the unsigned edition of 1500 (there was also a signed and numbered edition of 100), republished by XX Siecle, Paris in 1970 for Revue Homage to Henri Matisse, XXeme Siecle, with full margins.
11 1/2 x 8 5/8in (29.2 x 21.8 cm)
sheet 12 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.(31 x 23.8cm)

Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp (1906 – 1995) was the second wife of Marcel Duchamp. At the time of this portrait in 1938, she was married to Matisse's eldest son, Pierre Matisse, with whom she had three children. She later divorced him in 1949.

Another impression of this print is in the collection of the Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.