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Le Signe de vie
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Le Signe de vie

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
Tristan Tzara (Romanian, active in France, 1896–1963)
Pierre Bordas (French, 20th century)
Mourlot frères, Paris
1946
Place of PublicationParis, France
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with one lithograph and six photomechanical reproductions of drawings
DimensionsOverall: 25.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number63.746
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Paris: Bordas [Grey Falcon Press], 1946
InscriptionsPen and blue ink below justification: "Tristan Tzara"; graphite lower right frontispiece: "H. Matisse."ProvenanceAcquired for $13 from Grey Falcon Press, 1947, by W. G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955), by whom bequeathed to MFA, June 19, 1963.
Copyright© 2011 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.