He died before the work was published and the volume then became a tribute to Matisse, Les Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse.
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This work was produced under Matisse's supervision for a special issue of Verve dedicated to Matisse's paper cut-outs.
Signed and dated in the stone before Matisse's death.
During our stay in Paris at the end of May and the beginning of June, Sonja and I were fortunate enough to be able to see a wonderful show at the Centre Pompidou, Matisse Paires et Séries.
Trapped, fopr the most part, in a wheelchais as a result of surgery for stomach cancer, Matisse was largely confined to art that could be made sitting down: drawings, paper cutouts, and designs for larger projects.