Artworks · Henri Matisse

In-text plate (page 111) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 3/4" (6.5 x 17.2 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Tailpiece (page 115) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 1 7/16 x 4 15/16" (3.6 x 12.6 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Tailpiece (colophon) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 1 5/16 x 3 5/8" (3.3 x 9.2 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...Carried Away to the Constellations... (...Emportés jusqu'aux constellations...) (plate, page 31) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 3/4 x 7" (24.7 x 17.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...Freshened on Beds of Violets... (...Fraichie sur des lits violettes...) (plate, page 27) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 5/8 x 7 1/16" (24.5 x 18 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Wrapper from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 13 1/4 x 21 5/8" (33.6 x 55 cm)

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Tailpiece (page 122) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 15/16 x 3 7/16" (7.6 x 8.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...And One Must Die without Killing the Wind... (...Et il faudra mourir sans avoir tué le vent...) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 3/8 x 7 1/4" (23.9 x 18.5 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 92) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 5/8" (6.4 x 16.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 108) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 5/8" (6.5 x 16.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 109) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 11/16" (6.5 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...The Gathering Anguish That Strikes in Your Throat... (...L'Angoisse qui s'amasse en frappant sous ta gorge...) (plate, page 35) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 5/8 x 7" (24.4 x 17.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...I Will Do What I Want, without Pride or Remorse... (J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords...) (plate, page 113) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 11/16 x 6 7/8" (24.6 x 17.5 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Headpiece (page 119) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/4 x 6 9/16" (5.8 x 16.7 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 95) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 9/16" (6.4 x 16.7 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 103) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.4 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...A Mooing Different from Others... (...Un meuglement différent des autres...) (plate, page 99) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 10 x 6 7/8" (25.4 x 17.5 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...One Would Say That She Never Saw Me... (...On dirait qu'elle ne m'a jamais vue...) (plate, page 105) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 11/16 x 6 15/16" (24.6 x 17.6 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 94) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 1/2" (6.5 x 16.6 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Tailpiece (page 18) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 5/8 x 3 1/4" (6.7 x 8.2 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 80) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.4 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 88) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 5/8" (6.4 x 16.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 97) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.4 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 90) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 1/2" (6.4 x 16.6 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 83) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 1/2" (6.4 x 16.5 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 79) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 5/8" (6.5 x 16.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Headpiece (page 9) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 3/8 x 6 13/16" (6 x 17.3 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...Shadows of Myself, I Abandon Myself to You... (...Ténèbres de moi-même, je m'abandonne à vous...) (plate, page 85) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 5/8 x 7 1/16" (24.5 x 17.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 89) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 9/16" (6.4 x 16.7 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 93) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 5/8" (6.3 x 16.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Frontispiece from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 10 7/16 x 7 7/8" (26.5 x 20 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...But Suddenly the Sun, Shaking Its Mane... (...Mais soudain le soleil, secouant sa crinière...) (plate, page 43) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 3/4 x 7" (24.7 x 17.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...Like a War Chief of Sixteen Years... (...Semblable à un chef de guerre de seize ans...) (plate, page 67) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 11/16 x 7 1/16" (24.6 x 18 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 81) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.4 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 78) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 9/16 x 6 5/8" (6.5 x 16.8 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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...The Fixed Gaze, The Cheeks on Fire... (...Le Regard fixe, les joues en feu...) (plate, page 55) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an iIllustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 9 5/8 × 7 1/16" (24.5 × 17.9 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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The Wolf (Le Loup) (plate VI, pages 42 and 43) from Jazz

1943 · Pochoir from an illustrated book with twenty pochoirs

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 × 24 15/16" (42 × 63.3 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 × 25 9/16" (42.3 × 65 cm)

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In-text plate (page 82) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.3 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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In-text plate (page 96) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

1943 · Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)

composition: 2 1/2 x 6 11/16" (6.4 x 17 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)

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Variant of frontispiece for 1944 edition (volume I, frontispiece) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

composition 9 5/8 x 6 1/4" (24.4 x 15.8 cm)

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Variant of wrapper for 1944 edition (volume II, folios 52 and 53) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in color

composition 12 11/16 x 19 7/8" (32.3 x 50.5 cm)

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Wrapper from volume II of PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in color

composition 13 3/16 x 21 3/4" (33.5 x 55.2 cm)

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3rd variant of ...SHE PLACES HER CHEEK THERE... SHE EMBRACES IT... (volume II, folio 9) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

composition 9 11/16 x 7 1/16" (24.6 x 17.9 cm)

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Variants of tailpiece and in-text plates for the 1944 edition (volume II, folio 48) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

irreg. composition 9 11/16 x 7 1/16" (24.6 x 18 cm)

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Variants of tailpieces and in-text plates for the 1944 edition (volume II, folio 49) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

irreg. composition 10 3/8 x 7" (26.3 x 17.8 cm)

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Variants of in-text plates for the 1944 edition (volume II, folio 46) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

irreg. composition 8 3/16 x 7 1/16" (20.8 x 18 cm)

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Variants of in-text plates for the 1944 edition (volume II, folio 50) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

irreg. composition 9 3/4 x 7 13/16" (24.8 x 19.9 cm)

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Variant of ...LIKE A WAR CHIEF OF SIXTEEN YEARS... (volume II, folio 12) from PASIPHAÉ

1943 · Linoleum cut, printed in black

composition 9 5/8 x 6 15/16" (24.5 x 17.6 cm)

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