MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) et Marianna ALCAFORADO (1640-1723) - photo 1
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MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) et Marianna ALCAFORADO (1640-1723)

Lot 147
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 147 | MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) et Marianna ALCAFORADO (1640-1723)
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€ 3 000 – 4 000
MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954) et Marianna ALCAFORADO (1640-1723)
Lettres portugaises. Paris : Tériade, 1946.

Exemplaire hors-commerce, en feuilles.

C'est Matisse lui-même qui proposa à Tériade d'illustrer cette correspondance amoureuse ; il se charge des illustrations, de la typographie, et de tous les autres ornements. L'artiste n'avait jamais caché son dédain pour l'illustration "littérale", qui se contente de reprendre des scènes-clef de l'intrigue. Les Lettres Portugaises sont ainsi l'occasion pour lui de plutôt se focaliser sur le personnage de la religieuse, au travers d'une série de portraits à l'unisson de ses sentiments changeants pour l'officier. Matisse choisit pour modèle une jeune fille russe de 14 ans, Doucia Retinsky, fille d'un boutiquier de Nice. Indéniable réussite artistique et éditoriale, l'ouvrage connaît aussi un grand succès commercial puisque tous les exemplaires trouvent preneur avant la fin de l'année 1946. Chapon, Le Peintre et le livre, pp. 225-228 ; Rauch, Les Peintres et le livre, 1867-1957, p. 189, n° 170 ; The Artist and the Book, 1860-1960, n° 199 ("the suavity of Matisse's line is particularly well adapted to the printed page" ; Duthuit, pp. 89-115, n° 15 ; Bidwell, Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts, cat. 27 ; Hommage à Tériade, p. 124.

In-4 (272 x 212 mm). L'un des XX exemplaires hors-commerce, celui-ci le n° V, signé par l'artiste. lllustré de lithographies originales d'Henri Matisse : 15 portraits de religieuse à pleine page, tirés en brun (dont le frontispice), divers ornements de fruits et de fleurs imprimés en violet (dont 2 pour la couverture, 5 à pleine page, des culs-de-lampe), lettrines. En feuilles, sous couverture rempliée. Chemise et étui.

Provenance : de la collection Daniel Abadie.

Hors-commerce copy, loose as issued.

Artist:Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
Place of origin:France
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