Grand masque

Henri Matisse

1944

Original lithograph on annam applied on Arches wove paper

53,9 x 37,8 cm

Unsigned

Catalog raisonné : Duthuit 562

The lithograph Grand masque is a self-portrait of Matisse at the age of 74. It is one of a series of three drawn in a pared-down style. It was on this theme that Matisse executed his first print in 1900, a drypoint, Henri Matisse gravant (D.1).