HENRI MATISSE

Odalisque couchée (D. 86)

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HENRI MATISSE
Odalisque couchée (D. 86)
etching, 1923, on wove paper, a good impression with plate tone, pale mat staining, foxing showing mostly in the margins and on the reverse, remains of old tape the reverse of the top margin edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 7 7/8 x 11 3/4in. (198 x 298mm.)

Lot Essay

Odalisque couchée is one of a few proofs printed before the abandonment of a book project with Vollard. Duthuit records six impressions on various papers including two on Arches, two on Japan, and two on Chine.