Paintings and Drawings of Matisse. Masters of Colour series. Published by Les Editions Braun et Cie, Paris and Tudor Publishing Co., New York in 1948. Hardcover book in original dust jacket. With a critical survey by Jean Cassou, 1897 to 1986, the first director of the Musee national d Art Moderne in Paris. 24 color illustration plates. Signed by the artist in pencil on the flyleaf. Henri Matisse, 1869 to 1954, was a prominent French Modernist artist. Antiquarian Librarian Books Art Albums For Collectors, Modern Art, Authographs And Memorabilia.