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Poèmes de Charles d'Orléans (Paris: Tériade éditeur, 1950)
1950
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Tériade and Matisse collaborated on this livre d’artiste, illustrating the medieval poems of Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465), a duke and a poet. The book features vibrantly colored images, all printed in lithography at the workshop of Mourlot Frères in Paris. The text was written in Matisse’s hand, inspired by medieval manuscripts, which were written by hand. Conveying a sense of spontaneity, the ornate design of each page celebrates the elegance of the fifteenth-century poems while also not shying away from the contemporary resonance of patriotic symbols, such as the fleur-de-lis, illustrating the impact of World War II on the modern artist.
- Artist
- Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
- Author
- Charles d'Orléans (1394–1465)
- Printer
- Mourlot Frères (French)
- Publisher
- Tériade Éditeur (Greek, 1889–1983)
- Title
- Poèmes de Charles d'Orléans (Paris: Tériade éditeur, 1950)
- Date
- 1950
- Object Type
- Artist's Book
- Medium
- Book with 101 color lithographs
- Dimensions
- Object: 415 x 272 x 40 mm (16 5/16 x 10 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Credit Line
- Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books, Gift of the Reva and David Logan Foundation
- Accession Number
- 1998.40.91
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