Fruits

Published by Fernand Mourlot in Paris in 1964 and circulated through a traveling exhibition organized by the French Embassy and the Smithsonian Institution's National Collection of Fine Arts, Fruits is a lithograph that carries with it the distinguished history of its making. Printed by Mourlot Frères — the legendary Parisian atelier that worked alongside Picasso, Braque, Miró, and Matisse himself — this impression on velin d'Arches paper reflects the exacting craftsmanship for which the studio became synonymous with 20th century printmaking at its highest level. Unsigned and unnumbered as originally issued, standard for this edition.
The composition reflects Matisse's late visual language at its most distilled: pure color, fluid line, form arranged with deceptive simplicity. In excellent, well-preserved condition consistent with its age.