Verve, Paris (200 results)

Wrappers Over Boards. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. np (82pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Cover by Pablo Picasso. Text in French. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This combined nineteenth and twentieth number of Teriade's legendary artistic review "Verve" is a monograph devoted solely to the work of Pablo Picasso. Realized under the direction of Teriade, it features front and rear covers specially designed by the artist for the project with the master printers Draeger Freres creating the then-state of the art heliogravure images in black and white and tipped color plates. Included are texts by both Picasso and Jaime Sabartes as well as reproductions of paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, letters, and more. An internally most handsome example of this lovely and fragile item additionally BOLDLY SIGNED WITH A DRAWING of flowers by Picasso in blue crayon across the entire "Antipolis 1946" page. It's striking color lithographic covers shows some wear, soiling, creasing, and adhesive ghosting along with some discreet professional reinforcement of the spine on the verso. The drawing and signature have been examined and vetted for us by a noted gallerist specializing in the work of Picasso, and we fully guarantee this item's authenticity. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Artist Monograph.

Paris, Verve 1960. 36 : 26,8 cm. (XVIII), 96, (16) S., 24 Original-Farblithographien, 23 s/w Lithographien verso u. 1 Orig.-Farblithographie über beide Deckel und Rücken. Orig.-Pappband. Mourlot, Chagall Lithograph II, 230-277. - Gauss, Marc Chagall. Die Lithographien. La Collection Sorlier, 230-277. - Ce double numéro de Verve comprend les dessins que Marc Chagall a exécutés en 1958 et 1959 sur les thèmes bibliques qu'il n'avait en général pas traités dans son illustration pour la Bible, gravée à l'eau-forte et qui fut reproduite dans le numéro 33/34 de Verve. Cet ouvrage comporte 96 reproductions en noir et 24 lithographies en couleurs ainsi que la couverture qui ont été spécialment réalisées pour le présent ouvrages. Lithographie en couleurs par Mourlot Frères, Paris. - Tadelloses Exemplar der französischen Originalausgabe. Sprache: fr.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Henri Matisse (illustrator). First Edition. 36 cm. [17],95,[16] pp. including 96 monochrome plates, plus 24 color plates. Original color lithographic covers not present. In French. Brown morocco, red and tan morocco onlays, pictorially tooled in gilt, spine titled in gilt, turn-ins ruled in gilt, red suede doublures, all edges gilt. Binding signed in gilt by Catherine Stanescu. Housed in a clamshell case, quarter morocco and marbled paper over boards, gilt leather labels, tan suede doublures. Paper edges of case rubbed, joints and leather edges of case moderately scuffed and worn, else very good. Binding and contents of book fine. In 1930, Paris art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard commissioned Marc Chagall to produce a suite of etchings illustrating the Hebrew Bible. The project precipitated Chagall's two-month visit the following year to the Holy Land, where he and his family were guests of Meir Dizengoff, founder and mayor of Tel Aviv. Chagall biographer Jackie Wullschlager describes the object of Chagall's journey as "not external stimulus but an inner authorization from the land of his ancestors, to plunge into his work on the Bible illustrations" (p. 349). The trip was transformative: art historian Jacques Lassaigne wrote that Chagall told him that Palestine gave him "the most vivid impression he had ever received," and Chagall stated in an address first delivered at Mount Holyoke College in 1943, "in the East I found unexpectedly the Bible and a part of my very own being" (Harshav, p. 77). The result was two series of etchings and lithographs, the first published in 1956 and the present second series in 1960. Franz Meyer has described Chagall's Bible illustrations as having "the same religious force as the Bible itself" (p. 393) and their interplay with the Biblical text as an "astonishing variety of word and image, of visual representation and nonvisual suggestion" (p. 388).From 1931 to 1959 - during three of the most significant decades of modern Jewish history - Chagall worked on the illustrations, producing 65 etchings before Vollard's death in 1939 and a final 40 for the first series between 1952 and 1956. Tériade had taken over publication from Vollard and in 1956 issued two uncolored and one colored signed and numbered editions of the series. Tériade issued reproductions of the etchings together with 29 lithographs as Nos. 33/34 double issue of VERVE magazine. In 1958 and 1959, Chagall resumed the project to illustrate "themes generally not treated" in the earlier work. Tériade published the new series in 1960 as the 37/38 double number of VERVE, the magazine's final issues. This second series contains 96 monochrome etchings reproduced in heliogravure (photogravure) by Draeger Frères and 24 color lithographic plates and a color lithographic cover (not present here) printed by Mourlot Frères. An English-language American edition was published concurrently. The present copy of DESSINS was finely bound by master bookbinder Catherine Stanescu (1908-1998), gracefully incorporating illustrations and design elements of Chagall's work in gilt and morocco onlay. Stanescu was born in Romania to a prominent family and married Ion Stanescu, who served as Royal Treaurer before the Communist takeover in 1946. Both escaped Romania but were separated for two years, during which period Catherine lived in Switzerland and studied French-style bookbinding. After migrating to the U.S. and settling in New York, she progressed in the artStanescu studied French-style bookbinding in Switzerland after fleeing her native Romania during the Communist takeover. In New York, where she eventually settled, Stanescu founded a studio and developed a devoted following of students, private and institutional clients for book restoration, and collectors of her artistic bindings. Benjamin Harshav (ed.), MARC CHAGALL ON ART AND CULTURE (Stanford University Press, 2003).Franz Meyer, MARC CHAGALL : LIFE AND WORK (Harry N. Abrams, [1964]).Jackie Wullschlager, CHAGALL : A BIOGRAPHY (Knopf, 2008.

A unique copy. In cloth hand painted binding by Gaylen Hansen. Folio. (14.1 x 10.4 inches). Two issues bound in one hard back volume. Fully illustrated throughout with drawings, paintings and photographs. Containing original full lithographs by Chagall, Miro, Rattner, Klee, Matisse & Derain. The two issues have been bound into one hardbound volume and the binding beautifully hand painted to the upper cover and spine, in acrylic and oils by the noted Neo-Expressionist American painter Gaylen Hansen. Condition is very good, with some rubbing and wear to the edges. Together with a fine hardback copy of the fully illustrated book issued in 2007 to accompany the retrospective exhibition 'Gaylen Hansen: Three decades of Paintings' at the Seattle Art Museum (October 2007 - January 2008) and Salt Lake City Art Center (February - April 2008). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated Edition. FOLIO. (14.1 x 10.4 inches). Two issues bound in one hard back volume. Fully illustrated throughout with drawings, paintings and photographs, these 2 numbers contain original full lithographs by Chagall, Miro, Rattner, Klee, Matisse & Derain. The two issues have been bound into one hardbound volume and the binding has been beautifully hand painted, in acrylic and oils, with an abstract design, including the volume title, to both the boards and the spine by noted Neo-Expressionist American painter Gaylen Hansen. Some rubbing to the edges and one split in the front board (without loss) but generally in very good condition.Included with the volume is a fine hardback copy of the fully illustrated book issued in 2007 to accompany the retrospective exhibition "Gaylen Hansen: Three decades of Paintings" at the Seattle Art Museum (October 2007 - January 2008) and Salt Lake City Art Center (February - April 2008). :.

36,2x26,7 cm. 22 S., 105 Tafeln und 30 Lithographien (inkl. Einband). Original-Pappband mit doppelseitiger lithographierter Deckelillustration. Schönes und frisches Exemplar. Cramer 25. - Mourlot 117-146. - Die 30 Lithographien, gedruckt bei Mourlot: 16 farbige Lithographien, 12 s/w. Lithographien, farbige Titel-Lithographie und farbige Einband-Lithographie. - Mit einer Einleitung von Meyer Schapiro. Sprache: französisch.

Paris: Éditions de la revue Verve, 1956. In-4 relié: 27 x 36 cm, 1 f. de titre, 7 ff. de texte, 105 pl. en noir, 16 pl. lith. Ce double numéro de Verve est consacré à la reproduction intégrale en héliogravure des 105 planches gravées à l'eau-forte par Chagall entre 1930 et 1955, pour l'illustration de la Bible. L'artiste a composé spécialement pour le présent ouvrage 16 lithographies originales en couleurs et 12 en noir, ainsi que la couverture et la page de titre. Volume imprimé par Draeger pour l'héliogravure et par Mourlot pour la lithographie. Reliure cartonnée illustrée d'une lithographie originale de Chagall. Bien complet des 30 lithographies originales de Chagall. En excellent état.

Condition: Good. 4to. Original pictorial boards. 26.5 x 35.5 cm. (10½ x 14"). French edition.153, [1] p. With 27 lithographs, many in color, 5 of them double-page; plus numerous reproductions of drawings, paintings, photographs, miniatures, etc.;boards with color illustration by Georges Braque on front cover.Major double-issue of Verve, 27 lithographs by or after Georges Braque (1); Henri Matisse (3, 1 of them double-page); Henri Laurens (2); Alberto Giacometti (2); André Masson (3, 1 of them double-page); Fernand Léger (3, 1 of them double-page); Joan Miro (3, 1 of them double-page); Borès (2); Gromaire (1); and Marc Chagall (7, 1 of them double-page). The lithographs printed by Mourlot.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Mauvais. Edition originale. Numéro double de la revue Verve achevé d'imprimer le 10 septembre 1956. Cartonnage de l éditeur plein papier, composé par le peintre, sous rhodoïd, 355 x 263 mm. L'ouvrage est consacré à la reproduction intégrale en héliogravure des 105 planches gravées à l eau-forte par Marc Chagall entre 1930 et 1955, pour l illustration de la Bible ». L artiste a composé spécialement pour l ouvrage 16 lithographies en couleurs et 12 en noir, ainsi que la couverture et la page de titre, imprimées par Mourlot. Minime accroc à la coiffe supérieure et rhodoïd présentant des déchirures et des manques. Néanmoins présent et ayant bien protéger la reliure de ce bel exemplaire.

This issue includes lithograph images of 'The Dance' by Henri Matisse and 'The Garden of Allah' by Andre Derain. This copy is in a remarkable hardcover leather binding with inlaid green and yellow leather spelling 'Verve' on the front board. The back board features the same design in relief with the lettering and pattern laid under the outer black leather cover. The original colour lithograph wrappers have been retained and now form the paste-down endpapers of the book. The previous owner and binder, one Richard Griffin of Sydney New South Wales, has written an honest and endearing explanation of his project on the rear blank free endpaper: 'This is the first leather binding I ever attempted. Having to give up the grog left me with long lucid evenings to be filled instead." A unique and remarkable binding production. Large quarto, lithograph and heliotype plates throughout, black leather binding with fitted slipcase, this copy is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gr.4° - 153pp - 34 Original Lithographs by "Georges Braque, Frontispice (2) - Henri Matisse, La tristesse du roi" (4) - Henri Laurens, Daphne" & "Apollon" (2) - Alberto Giacometti, "La rue" & L'arbre" (2) - André Masson "Le torrent" (4) - Fernand Léger "La partie de campagne" (4) - Joan Mirò, "Le chien aboyant a la lune." (4) - Francisco Borés, "Personnages dans la rue" & La femme en blue" (2) - Marcel Gromaire, "Interieur flamand" & "Nu" (2) - Marc Chagall, "Visions de Paris" (8) - Tipped-in Color illustrations and B/w reproductions. First edition, text in French language. Original boards (Braque). In Very good condition.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. 36 x 27 cm, 112 pp + 128 pp + 132 pp + 140 pp. Relié en tissu à motifs. Prestigieuse revue d'art, édition originale américaine. La plupart des textes sont en anglais. N° 1 à 4 (décembre 1937 à mars 1939) reliés en un volume. Nombreuses lithographies originales et reproductions des plus grands photographes, auteurs et artistes de l'époque, en noir et en couleurs. Direction E. Teriade. Lithographies imprimées par Mourlot. Autre volume disponible chez nous sous la même reliure: (N° 5-8, juillet 39 - novembre 40)voir N° 005383. Bound in patterned fabric. Prestigious art magazine, original American edition. Most of the texts are in English. N° 1 to 4 (December 1937 to March 1939) bound in one volume. Numerous original lithographs and reproductions of the greatest photographers, authors and artists of the time, in black and color. Direction E. Teriade. Lithographs printed by Mourlot. Weight; 4,3 kg. Other volume available from us: (N° 5-8, July 39 - November 40) look at Nr 005383.

Groß-4°. 35,5 x 26,5 cm. 112 Seiten, 8 Blatt. 128 Seiten. 132 Seiten. 140 Seiten. Original-Broschuren in privaten Pappschubern. 1. Auflage. Englischsprachige Ausgaben. Mit insgesamt 17 eingebundenen Original-Lithografien: Jeweils eine Original-Lithografie von Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, [Abraham] Rattner und [Francisco] Borès in Band 1, jeweils 2 Original-Lithografien von [Wassily] Kandinsky und André Masson sowie ein Portfolio mit 8 ganzseitigen Lithografien aus einem Manuskript des 14. Jahrhunderts in Band 2, jeweils eine Original-Lithografie von Marc Chagall, [Abraham] Rattner, Joan Miro und Paul Klee sowie 6 Lithografien aus "The Indian Pantheon" in Band 3 sowie 3 Original-Lithografien von Henri Matisse, davon eine doppelseitig, 2 Original-Lithografien von André Derrain und 8 Lithografien aus dem "Tacuinum Sanitaris" in Band 4, allesamt gedruckt bei Mourlot Frères in Paris. Mit zahlreichen weiteren Abbildungen in Schwarz-Weiß und Farbe. Private Pappschuber mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Einbände teils leicht berieben, an den Kanten deutlich berieben, Kapitale mit kleinen Einrissen, Einband von Band 1 leicht fleckig, Rücken von Band 2 und Band 4 knickspurig. Bindung von Band 1 und Band 2 gelockert. Gute bis sehr gute Exemplare. First edition. English language edition. With overall 17 original lithographs, all bound to the spine, all printed at Mourlot Frères in Paris. In detail: Volume 1 with each one original lithograph by Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, [Abraham] Rattner und [Francisco] Borès. Volume 2 with each 2 original lithographs by [Wassily] Kandinsky and André Masson as well as a portfolio of 8 full-page lithographs from a 14th century manuscript. Volume 3 with each one original lithograph by Marc Chagall, [Abraham] Rattner, Joan Miro and Paul Klee as well as 6 lithographs from "The Indian Pantheon". Volume 4 with 3 original lithographs by Henri Matisse, one of them double paged, 2 original lithographs by André Derrain 8 lithographs from the "Tacuinum Sanitaris". With many illustrations in b/w and color. 4 original softcover in seperate private cardboard slipcases. Slipcases with light traces of use. Covers partly lightly rubbed, more strongly rubbed at the margins, upper and lower spines with small tears. Cover of volume 1 lightly spotted, spines of volume 2 and 4 with crease marks. Binding of volumes 1 and 2 lightly loosened. Nearly fine copies. Sprache: englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4° Gr. 4° - Original Color Lithograph (Mourlot) Color & B/w Illustrations (Draeger). Double Number 29/30 of Verve in the French Edition dedicated to Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Original Cover especially designed by Picasso (Lithograph). Spine with slightly signs of wear otherwise in Very good condition.

4 volumes brochés 36 x 27, couvertures illustrées couleur. Menus défauts essentiellement dus au grand format et au poids qui a fragilisé ces ouvrages au fil des années. 19 lithographies originales couleur de Borès, Chagall, Derain (4), Kandinsky (2), Klee, Léger, Masson (2), Matisse (1), Miro (2), Rattner (2) & Rouault (2), tirées par Mourlot, Après Le Minotaure de Skira, c'est le Verve de Tériade, collaborateur du précédent, qui est sollicité par le directeur d'un grand magazine américain pour créer "la plus belle revue du monde" - Difficile de dire laquelle, entre les deux publications a droit à ce titre. Si la première bénéficie d'une plus fervente originalité dans son abord au monde centré sur l'avant-gardisme, la seconde conserve l'avantage de précieuses lithographies des plus grands artistes de l'époque parmi ses pages. Les écrivains sollicités sont également choisis avec soin; Bataille, Caillois, Claudel, Dos Passos, Garcia Lorca, Gide, Heine, Hemingway, Huyghe, Joyce, Malraux, Michaux, Reverdy, Rilke, Sartre, Claude Simon, Supervielle, Tagore, Valéry, Vollard,? Sans à priori d'exclusivité au modernisme, l'iconographie et les sujets oscillent des temps anciens jusqu'à l'actualité d'alors, entre art, littérature et histoire.Une autre part non négligeable de l'iconographie est l'oeuvre de grands photographes de l'époque : Blumenfeld, Brandt, Brassaï, List, Man Ray, Maywald,?Joli quatuor initial des livraisons de la prime saison. > En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter par notre page d'accueil / If you have any problems with your order please contact us via our homepage <.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. 36 x 27 cm, numéro double: 134 pp + non paginé + 73 pp. Relié en tissu à motifs. Prestigieuse revue d'art, édition originale américaine. La plupart des textes sont en anglais. N° 5 à 8 (juillet 1939 à novembre 1940) reliés en un volume. Nombreuses lithographies originales et reproductions des plus grands photographes, auteurs et artistes de l'époque, en noir et en couleurs. Direction E. Teriade. Très rare: l'édition Nr 8 a été achevée quelques jours avant l'occupation de Paris, de nombreuses copies ont disparu. Lithographies imprimées par Mourlot. Autre volume disponible chez nous sous la même reliure: (N° 1-4, décembre 37 - mars 39) voir N° 005382. 36 x 27 cm, double issue: 134 pp + non-paginated + 73 pp. Bound in patterned cloth. Prestigious art magazine, original American edition. Most of the texts are in English. N° 5 to 8 (July 1939 to November 1940) bound in one volume. Numerous original lithographs and reproductions of the greatest photographers, authors and artists of the time, in black and color. Direction E. Teriade. Very rare: the edition Nr 8 was completed a few days before the occupation of Paris, many copies have disappeared. Lithographs printed by Mourlot. Other volume available from us: (N° 1-4, December 37 - March 39) look at N° 005382. Poids: 3,2 kg.

Paris (1956). B/w illus, 14.5 x 10.5", pict boards, spine defective, covers very worn (esp at edges), contents very loose, eps soiled, spotted & stained, ffep wrinkled, title page a touch soiled. MISSING ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS!!! (except for cover) BUT BOLDLY INSCRIBED & SIGNED TWICE BY MARC CHAGALL (ONCE IN PARIS 1956, ONCE IN CHICAGO 1958). Sold for autographs, only.

Hardcover. First American Edition. Folio, [2[, 112, [16], [2], 128, [2], 132, [2], 140 pages; VG-; bound in floral designed cloth, fading, rubbing, and fraying to cloth, more severe along hinges and fore edges; small stain to fore edge of text block; American Edition, bound by the Bookshop Bindery in Chicago and sold by Esquire-Coronet, Inc., with each individual issue printed in France. With gold star stickers to the title pages of 1 and 2, with Esquire-Coronet, Inc's info.; With original front wraps bound in, featuring cover art by Matisse, Georges Braque, Pierre Bonard, and Georges Rouault; With all lithographs by Kandinsky, Masson, Chagall, Miró, Rattner, Klee, Matisse and Derain and numerous reproductions; text primarily in English; closed tear on page 23; shelved above Vikings. 1354516. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VERVE Magazine : An Artistic And Literary Quarterly Volume 1, issues 1-4 1937-1939 First edition. English language edition. complete with all lithographs, all printed at Mourlot Frères in Paris Vol 1 : December, 1937, cover design by Henri Matisse includes original lithographs by Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, Abraham Rattner and Francisco Borès. Vol 2 : Spring, 1938, cover design by Georges Braque includes original lithographs by Wassily Kandinsky (x2) and André Masson (x2) as well as a portfolio of 8 full-page lithographs from a 14th century manuscript. Vol 3 : Oct-Dec 1938 , cover design by Pierre Bonnard includes original lithographs by Marc Chagall, Abraham Rattner, Joan Miro and Paul Klee as well as 6 lithographs from "The Indian Pantheon". Vol 4 : January- March, 1939 , cover design by Georges Rouault includes original lithographs by Henri Matisse (x3), one of them double paged, 2 original lithographs by André Derrain 8 lithographs from the "Tacuinum Sanitaris". full of articles by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Andre Gide, Jean Paul Sartre, James Joyce, Andre Malraux, Federico Garcia Lorca, Georges Braque, John dos Passos etc drawings by Matisse photographs by Man Ray, Blumenfeld. List, Brandt, Brassai etc heliogravure reproductions of photographs, artworks "cloth tears and loss, magazines inside are very good, a few small page edge tears, lithographs all very good (a couple of small tears).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. Rust-colored cloth binding is sturdy, lightly rubbed at extremities. Corners show mild rubbing. Very small tear to fabric at upper spine edge. No markings or inscriptions and inner bound magazines bright and clean. Spring: Volume 1, Number 2 March-June 1938 (Georges Braque cover) Fall: Number 3 October-December 1938 (Pierre Bonard cover) Number 4 Jan-March 1939 (Georges Rouault Cover. ) Includes original lithographs by: Chagall, Klee, Matisse. Articles by Sartre, Gide, Valéry and Bataille. First-published works by both James Joyce, "A Phoenix Park Nocturne," Hemingway, "The Heat and the Cold" in Vol. 1, No. 2 issue. Please Note: This is a large, heavy volume and will require extra postage for international delivery. ; Volume 1, Numbers Two, Three, and Four.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Published by Teriade in 1958 for the special edition of Verve Magazine devoted to the works of Matisse. Image Size: 34 x 25cm While suffering from ill health that prevented him from painting, Henri Matisse created his innovative, and bold gouache paper cut-outs. In 1953 he worked with the lithographer Fernand Mourlot and the art publisher Tériade to recreate the cut outs as lithographs. Matisse oversaw the first proof cut outs for the publication in 1954. However, he died in November 1954 before the magazine could be published. This special edition ofVerve was eventuallypublished in 1958 and became a tribute to Matisse. Entitled 'Dernières Oeuvres de Mattisse 1950-54' (Last Works of Matisse). The publication featured forty original lithographs of whichNue bleue Avec Les Grenadesis one. Henri Matisse was born 1869 in an industrial area of Northern France and almost accidentally stumbled into a career in art. Initially working as a legal clerk, he drew for pleasure in his spare time but he began to paint when he was recovering from an illness, and his career as a serious artist began. He moved to Paris shortly after where he was trained in classical painting but became aware of the art of Cezanne and Van Gogh who became influential figures in the development of his own artistic style. By the mid-1890s he was showing his works in large exhibitions and by the turn of the century, his style had become more progressive. A visit to St Tropez and later Coulloure, was the inspiration for him to infuse his works with light and bright colours. His work was more an abstracted realism, his human forms recognisable but altered. A critic nicknamed Matisse a Fauve or wildbeast , because of the way he portrayed the human form, and the name Fauvism became the term used to describe the works of Matisse and some of his contemporaries. In Matisse, it is characterised by the emphasis on the emotional power of sinuous lines, strong brushwork and bright colours, and he captures a mood rather than merely trying to depict reality. With his now defined style his success grew and he travelled extensively for inspiration. Following a permanent move to Nice, he created some of his most famous works, the Blue Nude pictures. Health issues resulted in surgery in 1941 and he was often bedridden. But this did not stop him from creating art. He devised means to paint or draw such as attaching pencils or brushes to long poles so that he could reach the canvas and his late works were as experimental and vibrant as his early works. His 1947 book,Jazz, showed a new approach in the use of paper cut-outs stuck to brightly coloured paper to create his art, a technique he used until his death in 1954. Spanning a 60 year career, his revolutionary use of brilliant colour and exaggeration of form to convey emotion makes him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Image Size: 34 x 25cm Original lithograph by Henri Matisse. Published by Teriade in 1958 for the special edition of Verve Magazine devoted to the works of Matisse. While suffering from ill health that prevented him from painting, Henri Matisse created his innovative, and bold gouache paper cut-outs. In 1953 he worked with the lithographer Fernand Mourlot and the art publisher Tériade to recreate the cut outs as lithographs. Matisse oversaw the first proof cut outs for the publication in 1954. However, he died in November 1954 before the magazine could be published. This special edition ofVerve was eventuallypublished in 1958 and became a tribute to Matisse. Entitled 'Dernières Oeuvres de Mattisse 1950-54' (Last Works of Matisse). The publication featured forty original lithographs of whichNue bleue Avec Les Grenadesis one. Henri Matisse was born 1869 in an industrial area of Northern France and almost accidentally stumbled into a career in art. Initially working as a legal clerk, he drew for pleasure in his spare time but he began to paint when he was recovering from an illness, and his career as a serious artist began. He moved to Paris shortly after where he was trained in classical painting but became aware of the art of Cezanne and Van Gogh who became influential figures in the development of his own artistic style. By the mid-1890s he was showing his works in large exhibitions and by the turn of the century, his style had become more progressive. A visit to St Tropez and later Coulloure, was the inspiration for him to infuse his works with light and bright colours. His work was more an abstracted realism, his human forms recognisable but altered. A critic nicknamed Matisse a Fauve or wildbeast , because of the way he portrayed the human form, and the name Fauvism became the term used to describe the works of Matisse and some of his contemporaries. In Matisse, it is characterised by the emphasis on the emotional power of sinuous lines, strong brushwork and bright colours, and he captures a mood rather than merely trying to depict reality. With his now defined style his success grew and he travelled extensively for inspiration. Following a permanent move to Nice, he created some of his most famous works, the Blue Nude pictures. Health issues resulted in surgery in 1941 and he was often bedridden. But this did not stop him from creating art. He devised means to paint or draw such as attaching pencils or brushes to long poles so that he could reach the canvas and his late works were as experimental and vibrant as his early works. His 1947 book,Jazz, showed a new approach in the use of paper cut-outs stuck to brightly coloured paper to create his art, a technique he used until his death in 1954. Spanning a 60 year career, his revolutionary use of brilliant colour and exaggeration of form to convey emotion makes him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Image Size: 34 x 25cm Description: Original lithograph by Henri Matisse. Published by Teriade in 1958 for the special edition of Verve Magazine devoted to the works of Matisse. While suffering from ill health that prevented him from painting, Henri Matisse created his innovative, and bold gouache paper cut-outs. In 1953 he worked with the lithographer Fernand Mourlot and the art publisher Tériade to recreate the cut outs as lithographs. Matisse oversaw the first proof cut outs for the publication in 1954. However, he died in November 1954 before the magazine could be published. This special edition ofVerve was eventuallypublished in 1958 and became a tribute to Matisse. Entitled 'Dernières Oeuvres de Mattisse 1950-54' (Last Works of Matisse). The publication featured forty original lithographs of whichNue bleue Avec Les Grenadesis one. Henri Matisse was born 1869 in an industrial area of Northern France and almost accidentally stumbled into a career in art. Initially working as a legal clerk, he drew for pleasure in his spare time but he began to paint when he was recovering from an illness, and his career as a serious artist began. He moved to Paris shortly after where he was trained in classical painting but became aware of the art of Cezanne and Van Gogh who became influential figures in the development of his own artistic style. By the mid-1890s he was showing his works in large exhibitions and by the turn of the century, his style had become more progressive. A visit to St Tropez and later Coulloure, was the inspiration for him to infuse his works with light and bright colours. His work was more an abstracted realism, his human forms recognisable but altered. A critic nicknamed Matisse a Fauve or wildbeast , because of the way he portrayed the human form, and the name Fauvism became the term used to describe the works of Matisse and some of his contemporaries. In Matisse, it is characterised by the emphasis on the emotional power of sinuous lines, strong brushwork and bright colours, and he captures a mood rather than merely trying to depict reality. With his now defined style his success grew and he travelled extensively for inspiration. Following a permanent move to Nice, he created some of his most famous works, the Blue Nude pictures. Health issues resulted in surgery in 1941 and he was often bedridden. But this did not stop him from creating art. He devised means to paint or draw such as attaching pencils or brushes to long poles so that he could reach the canvas and his late works were as experimental and vibrant as his early works. His 1947 book,Jazz, showed a new approach in the use of paper cut-outs stuck to brightly coloured paper to create his art, a technique he used until his death in 1954. Spanning a 60 year career, his revolutionary use of brilliant colour and exaggeration of form to convey emotion makes him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Farblithographie auf Vélin d Arches-Papier bei Mourlot, Paris, 1954, 68,5x46,5 cm. *Auflage 125 Exemplare auf Vélins-d Arches, Czwiklitzer 89.

Softcover. Matisse cover art. (illustrator). 1st edition. FINE book. IN FRENCH. SUPERB copy of the scarce French language edition, (preceded the English language edition). Folio, 128pp. Folio, 128pp. The 1988 Abrams book by Michel Anthonioz titled: "VERVE The Ultimate Review of Art and Literature (1937-1960)" is included with this order. In which Anthonioz states the covers were done under Matisse's direct supervision. It quotes a letter from Matisse to Teriade imploring he be notified of any problem in printing his covers. The 4 lithos were collectively titled "LES QUATRE ELEMENTS". Leger's "L'eau", Miro's "L'air", Rattner's "LE FER" & Bore's "LE TERRE". Also writings of Gide, Lorca, Dos Passos & Malraux. Photos by Bresson, Man Ray, Brassai. Cover colors bright as new. All 3 text block edges pristine, as are all pages, whether text or plates. A tipped in subscription and price slip, also in French, is inside the front cover. This info in the English language printing was on the title page. Print runs seldom exceeded 2000 and likely WWII destroyed many of the French language copies. The original binding glue, just inside both covers, had cracked a bit. Van Huizen Bookbinding, St Catherines, ON, Canada, touched this up and also ran a strip of Japanese tissue paper along the spine. The tissue paper lightened the spine color just a bit. This color difference is accurately shown in the photo. FINE wraps. 1st ed. "VERY FINE", "AS NEW" text & lithos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Originally produced as three issues of the English language Paris arts and literary magazine, but subsequently bound in reddish cloth covered boards with silver stamping to the spine and front cover. A well cared for copy, with no wear to cloth other than some light shelf rubbing. Small smudge on fore edge. There's a little yellowing to the front and rear matter, as well as some yellowing to the margins of some pages due to age. Otherwise a handsome copy. (w).

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Kandinsky, Masson, Chagall, Miro, Ratner, Klee, Matisse, Braque, (illustrator). First. Profusely illustrated throughout with superb b/w & color reproductions, including 9 color lithographs by Kandinsky, Masson, Chagall, Miro, Ratner, Klee & Matisse, all printed by Mourlot. Lithographed covers by Braque, Bonnard & Rouault. Thick folio, reddish cloth with silver-lettered spine and cover. Paris: Verve, 1938 - 1939. First editions in English. A near fine copy, internally very clean and fresh. Number 2 (March-June, 1938) with 4 color lithographs "The Heavenly Bodies" by Kandinsky & Masson. Number 3 (October-December, 1938) with 4 color lithographs "Les Quatre Saisons" by Chagall, Miro, Rattner & Klee. Number 4 (January-March, 1939) with 3 color lithographs by Matisse (on facing pages, so that one double-page spread is suitable for framing).

Georges Braque (1882-1963) (illustrator). First Edition. ~ Traduction française de Marie Canavaggia, pour le texte de Rebecca West ~ 12 lithographies en couleurs (dont 1 à double page et en contant le titre) tirées par Mourlot + 8 héliogravures en couleurs et 132 en noir par Draeger Frères ~ Cette ouvrage contient un ensemble de dessins provenant des carnets de travail de Georges Braque, qui a composé spécialement pour ce tirage la couverture et la page de titre ~ Cartonnage de l'éditeur illustré par Braque ~ 2f+156+[1]p ~ 37x27x3cm. ~ Très Bon état ~ Heavy item, circa 1.5 Kg. Extra postage costs may apply (please ask for quotation before ordering, clicking on the "Contact seller" button to be found above) ~ LANGUAGE: Français / Additional images available/// We accept PayPal & EU bank transfer in EUROS //.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The first volume of the most celebrated and influential Parisian art magazine published in 1937 with five original lithographs by Matisse, Leger, Miro, Rattner and Bores. Large quarto, 128pp, published December 1937, Paris, with colour lithographed cover by Henri Matisse and four colour lithographs of the Four elements, as listed below. Also writings by Gide, Lorca, Dos Passos and Malraux as well as photos by Bresson, Man Ray and Brassai. Cover: Matisse, Henri p. 6 Leger, Fernand; The Four Elements, Water. p.11 Miro, Joan; The Four Elements, Air. p.34 Rattner, Abraham; The Four Elements, Fire. P.39 Bores, Francisco; The Four Elements, Earth. Image Size: 265mm x 355mm (10.4" x 14"). Condition: Minor split at top of spine, few minor spots to front cover otherwise in good condition. Technique: Soft cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Folio. Three issues bound in publisher's red cloth with front covers and all lithographs present. Text in English. Gift inscription to a noted illustrator, corners of the boards very slightly bumped, very near fine and the interior is fine. Three issues of this important art magazine with original lithographic covers by Georges Braque, Pierre Bonnard, and Georges Rouault. Number 2 with four color lithographs "The Heavenly Bodies" by Wassily Kandinsky and André Masson. Number 3 with four color lithographs "Les Quatre Saisons", one each by Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Abraham Rattner, and Paul Klee. Number 4 with three color lithographs by Henri Matisse (two on facing pages). Text by James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Andre Malraux, and others. A handsome copy.