Henri Matisse’s Rare 1935 Etchings for James Joyce’s Ulysses

 

Click here to read “Henri Matisse’s Rare 1935 Etchings for James Joyce’s Ulysses” by Maria Popova from Brain Pickings on June 19, 2012.

In 1935, American publisher George Macey offered the great Henri Matisse $5,000 to create as many etchings as this budget would afford for a special illustrated edition of Ulysses.