...She Places Her Cheek There... She Embraces It... (Elle y pose sa joue... Elle l'embrasse...) (plate, page 59) from Pasiphaé: Chant de Minos (Les Crétois)

Henri MatisseWW-1943-M024220

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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Year: 1943
Medium: Linoleum cut from an illustrated book with 51 linoleum cuts (including wrapper)
Dimensions: composition: 9 5/8 x 7 1/16" (24.5 x 18 cm); page: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4" (32 × 24.8 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Henri Matisse

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Henri Matisse

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H enri Matisse, a leading force of modern art and founding figure of Fauvism, transformed vibrant color and bold form into a signature style that reshaped 20th-century aesthetics—from early radical experiments to his iconic late-career cut-outs. His works, held in top museums worldwide, remain highly collectible, with a historically strong and reliable market performance.

Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France

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Pasiphaé

1981 · Unbound book, in two volumes, with handset type in black and red and 82 linocuts in black, five linocuts in red, and one in blue on white wove paper, tucked in two paper wrappers, each with linocut in blue on white wove paper, and in ivory paperboard covers with ivory linen and red stamped spine and ivory paperboard slipcase with red linen trim

WW-1981-048633