Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - L'avaleur de sabres

Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Color plate in tribute to the JAZZ portfolio consisting of 20 stencils
Title: "The Sword Swallower"
The stencil on Arches vellum
(65 x 42 cm) from 1947
Circus fascinated Matisse since his childhood, with its acrobats and its phenomena, such as the "Sword Swallower." Year: 1947
Publisher: Galerie Berggruen - Paris
Printer: Tériade
Dimensions: 31.5 x 24.0 cm
On the back a handwritten Jazz page (titles of the stencils XI to XV)
The edges of the work have somewhat yellowed; it is 78 years old!
THIS work IS NOT RARE BUT VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY RARE
the frame may differ depending on arrivals
frame size 33x42