Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Campanula. 1913. Drypoint. 99 x 145. Duthuit-Garnaud 10. Fine proof on heavy ivory vellum, signed and numbered in pen and ink in the lower right-hand corner of the sheet. Slight oxidation, minimal light foxing and small circular halo in the center of the lower margin. Full margins. Very rare. Edition of 12 proofs. "The garden of Matisse's house in Issy-les-Moulineaux as seen from his bedroom window, with the roof of his studio in the background. This engraving can be compared with the canvas 'The Blue Window' belonging to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, executed before the first trip to Morocco 1911/12, also depicting a window in this room." (M. Duthuit-Matisse, Claude Duthuit. Henri Matisse, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé établi avec la collaboration de Françoise Garnaud, Paris, Cl. Duthuit, 1983, p. 14).