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Le Signe de vie
Illustrated by: Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
Author: Tristan Tzara (Romanian, active in France, 1896–1963)
Publisher: Pierre Bordas (French, 20th century)
Printer: Mourlot frères, Paris
Author: Tristan Tzara (Romanian, active in France, 1896–1963)
Publisher: Pierre Bordas (French, 20th century)
Printer: Mourlot frères, Paris
1946
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with one lithograph and six photomechanical reproductions of drawings
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number63.746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Bordas [Grey Falcon Press], 1946
Description(Paris: Bordas [gray Falcon Press], 1946) Quarto; 56 pp. [3 ff.]; original publisher's printed wrappers (blue cloth box).
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.