Henri Matisse: Planche XLII, Cinquante Dessins tee a historic collaboration between two

a historic collaboration between two 20th-century giants: Pablo Picasso and the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda

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and pencil used by the artist

giving him a style that was a mix between figurative abstraction and surrealism

Edition: 3 of 125

Henri Matisse: Planche XLII, Cinquante Dessins tee a historic collaboration between twoMatisse's Cinquante Dessins of 1920 In 1920, Henri Matisse took the bold step of self publishing his limited edition retrospective to showcase his mastery of the simple sketch. Published under the title, "Cinquante Dessins" featured not just the rare hand signed original etching of Plate I, but 49 other minimalist prints using the sophisticated hliogravure process. Unlike other forms of fine art reproduction like lithography and etching, hliographie