"Eglise des Bois", by Henri Matisse, French, (1869-1954) Ink on buff laid PRAGA watermarked

on buff laid PRAGA watermarked paper with small margins as printed

a fascinating experience

a universal symbol of peace offering a note of hope

on thin cream laid arches paper

on cream wove simili vellum paper

"Eglise des Bois", by Henri Matisse, French, (1869-1954) Ink on buff laid PRAGA watermarkedLithograph, 1945 7, in brown ink, Plate 12 from Poesie Antillaise, illustrating poems by Charles Antoine Nau, pub. 1972 by Mourlot, Paris, Ed. of 275, Ref. Duthuit Matisse Ouvrages Illustres no. 37, 14 3 4 x 9 3 16, on warm white Arches wove, printed to the edges of the sheet top and bottom and unsigned as issued. There was also an edition of 50 on Japan Nacre paper. The lithographs were drawn and proofed by Matisse in 1945 7, but the project was