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Title:The Poems of Charles of OrléansArtist:Henri Matisse
Charles d’Orléans
Tériade, Paris
Mourlot Freres, Paris
Date:1950
Creation Place:Europe, France, Paris
Credit Line:Gift of Bruce B. Dayton
Image Copyright:© Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Number:B.75.3.1
The Poems of Charles of Orléans is Matisse's last and most thoroughly integrated book. Its frontispiece pairs a striking image of the author, Charles d'Orléans, one of the foremost lyric poets of the 15th century in France, with a title page rendered in Matisse's own florid handwriting. Matisse created 54 full-page illustrations for this lavish book, but it is the colorful decorations and ornate texts that create the sumptuous feel of the book.