France, 1938 / 1959
linocut on paper 12¼ h × 9½ w in (31 × 24 cm)
linocut on paper 12¼ h × 9½ w in (31 × 24 cm)
estimate: $300–500 
result: $1,063
Signed and dated in plate to lower left 'HM 83'. Printed to verso 'Henri Matisse. Linoleum engraving for the XXe Siecle. 1938'. This work is from the unsigned edition of approximately 1500 published in XXe Siecle, No 13, 1959. This is a restrike of the first edition originally published in the Christmas issue of XXe Siecle, no. 4, 1938.
