JACQUES VILLON, ODALISQUE SUR LA TERRASSE (AFTER HENRI MATISSE) (D. I)

JACQUES VILLON
1875 - 1963
ODALISQUE SUR LA TERRASSE (AFTER HENRI MATISSE) (D. I)

Aquatint printed in colors, 1922, signed in black ink by Matisse and numbered 86/200, on Arches wove paper, published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, framed
plate: 486 by 605 mm 19⅛ by 23¾ in
sheet: 553 by 669 mm 21¾ by 26¼ in

Condition Report:
With margins, the print is in good condition except the sheet is trimmed. Faint discoloration at the sheet edges and on the verso. A small surface abrasion in the image, to the left of the ottoman. Some scattered fox marks and two ink spots at bottom extreme sheet edge. The verso is toned, with skinned spots and adhesive remnants from prior hinging.

Provenance:
Sold, Sotheby’s New York, May 11, 1995, lot 443
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner