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ULYSSES by HENRI MATISSE (31 December 1869 - 3 November 1954) and JAMES JOYCE - 1935

by HENRI MATISSE (31 December 1869 - 3 November 1954) and JAMES JOYCE

ULYSSES by HENRI MATISSE (31 December 1869 - 3 November 1954) and JAMES JOYCE - 1935

ULYSSES

by HENRI MATISSE (31 December 1869 - 3 November 1954) and JAMES JOYCE

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New York., The Limited Editions Club., 1935. With illustrations by Henri Matisse and an introduction by Stuart Gilbert. Lrg. 4to. 374 pp. One of 1500 copies. With 6 original lithographs and 20 plates in reproduction by Matisse. Signed by the artist on the colophon. Bound in original boards with a gold crest on the cover. Duthuit 6. The Artist and The Book 197. Slocum & Cahoon 22. The American Livre de Peintre 32. Garvey 197, Duthuit 6 and 235. First and only edition with these illustrations. Signed by Matisse on the colophon. One of the few "livre de peintres" issued before WWII. Some foxing on the endpapers otherwise good condition. Included is a contemporary Slipcase covered in Japanese red silk custom made by Hisako Takahashi.This book requires Fed Ex or USPS Express Posting with an additional cost.
  • Bookseller L'Estampe Originale US (US)
  • Illustrator Matisse
  • Format/Binding Cloth with gold embossing
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Jacket Condition None
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Limited Editions Club.,
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1935
  • Keywords James Joyce, Henri Matisse, Limited Editions, original soft-ground etchings
  • Size Folio
Ulysses.

Ulysses.

by Joyce, James and Henri Matisse

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935. One of the most arresting collaborations in 20th-century literature. "It was a great idea to bring them together; celebrities of the same generation, of similar virtuosity" (Wheeler, 15). The 26 beautiful full-page illustrations by Matisse accompany the text of Joyce's Ulysses, including six soft-ground etchings with reproductions of the sketches on blue and yellow paper. "One of the very few American livres de peintres issued before World War II. According to George Macy [this work's designer], who undertook this only American publication of Matisse's illustrations, he asked the artist how many etchings the latter could provide for $5000. The artist chose to take six subjects from Homer's Odyssey. The preparatory drawings reproduced with the soft-ground etchings (Matisse's only use of this medium) record the evolution of the figures from vigorous sketches to closely knit compositions" (Artist and the Book 197).
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Ulysses.

Ulysses.

by Joyce, James and Henri Matisse

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  • Signed
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1
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935. One of the most arresting collaborations in 20th-century literature. "It was a great idea to bring them together; celebrities of the same generation, of similar virtuosity" (Wheeler, 15). The 26 beautiful full-page illustrations by Matisse accompany the text of Joyce's Ulysses, including six soft-ground etchings with reproductions of the sketches on blue and yellow paper. "One of the very few American livres de peintres issued before World War II. According to George Macy [this work's designer], who undertook this only American publication of Matisse's illustrations, he asked the artist how many etchings the latter could provide for $5000. The artist chose to take six subjects from Homer's Odyssey. The preparatory drawings reproduced with the soft-ground etchings (Matisse's only use of this medium) record the evolution of the figures from vigorous sketches to closely knit compositions" (Artist and the Book 197).
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$30,000.00