Matisse made only two color prints. In 1935 he produced an aquatint of "Dance I", which the artist made to represent the first version of the mural commissioned by Albert Barnes. Matisse had hoped that Etta Cone or another collector might purchase the version of the Dance mural that had been mis-measured for the space in the Barnes Gallery. Matisse clearly overreached in his aspiration for Etta’s purchase but she did acquire the print. "Marie-José in a Yellow Dress" was made fifteen years later, and also reproduces a painting, in this case the 1947 "Young Woman in Green and Red Interior". While Etta had acquired a painting of the same year, she did not seek out this print for purchase. The application of each color required a separate plate, and the complicated registration of colors suggests the close collaboration of a master printer. A number of preliminary proofs for this print exist exploring different color combinations. The Museum had previously purchased a trial version of this print without colors, printed only in black. This is a beautifully fresh impression of the color printed version.