Espagnole à la mantille. 1925.
Color Etching and aquatint.
Duthuit-Matisse II. Signed, numbered and inscribed. Inscribed "gravé par Jacques Villon 1925" in the plate. From an edition of ten artist proofs. On wove paper. 39.8 x 27.8 cm (15.6 x 10.9 in). Sheet: 56,2 x 42,5 cm (22,1 x 16,7 in).
Etched by Jacques Villon. Published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, 1925.
Cf. the painting "L'Espagnole", painted by Henri Matisse in Nice in 1922. [AW].
• The technically brilliant implementation of the aquatint etching by Jacques Villon gives this work its own expressiveness.
• A typical Henri Matisse portrait of a woman in a fascinating contrast of calm pose and intense colors.
• Rare artist's proof from a limited edition.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Switzerland.

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