Untitled - Femme Profile

(After) Henri Matisse (1869-1954, French) Untitled Female Profile - Published in 1943, after the 1942 drawing of variation 9/Theme O from the portfolio “HENRI MATISSE: DESSINS: THEMES ET VARIATIONS.” An offset lithograph with signature, date and series designation and number in the lower right. The image measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches, and it is mounted, surrounded by gold colored fillet, linen matting, and a 2-inch simple gold frame for a total measurement of 26 x 23 inches. CONDITION: Some minor cockling and faint discoloration near sheet edge; otherwise in apparently good condition.

Featured is a profile drawing of the head, neck, and shoulders of a woman with flowers in her hair. Also available separately is a companion piece from the same theme featuring a simpler version of a woman in profile: variation 13/Theme O.

This image was included as one of 158 plates in the rare World War II -era, limited-edition (of 950) compilation called, “Henri Matisse: Dessins (Drawings), Themes et Variations” with preface by Louis Aragon: ''Matisse in France''; published by Martin Fabiani Editions, Paris in 1943. The images in the book consist of “sensitively drawn spare works in elegant, unshaded line, describing simplified forms of female figures or still lives.” The print is signed, dated, with theme and variation number in the plate. Reference: Duthuit 9