The Clown, from Jazz
1947
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 20th century) published by Tériade for Éditions Verve (French, 1943–1975)
France
The frontispiece shows the first image of the book—the Clown. The pochoir technique for creating the color was a hand process that involved applying gouache within a cut stencil using a wide, flat brush. If you look closely, you can sometimes see the brush strokes.
Color pochoir with gouache and photolithograph in black on ivory wove paper