HENRI MATISSE French, 1869-1954
Henri Matisse was a leading figure of Fauvism and, along with Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the modern era. In his paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, Matisse experimented with vivid colors, Pointillist techniques, and reduced, flat shapes. “What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter,” he once said; his subjects of choice included nudes, dancers, still lifes, and interior scenes. Matisse’s animated brushwork and seemingly arbitrary application of bright colors, as in Woman with a Hat (1905), would prove foundational to Fauvism, while his similarly radical The Red Studio (1911) was a seminal, nearly monochromatic study in perspective. Later in life, physically debilitated, Matisse would turn to making bold, cut-paper collages. He has influenced a wide range of important 20th-century painters, from Hans Hofmann and Milton Avery to Tom Wesselmann and David Hockney.
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Henri MatisseFleurs de neige, 1958Lithograph in colours on paper
Signed in the plate
Printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris
Published in Paris by Teriade for Verve, 1959Sheet: 35.5 x 26 cm
Framed: 51.6 x 35.7 cm -
Henri MatisseAlgue blanche sur fond rouge, 1953Pochoir print hand-coloured on paper
Printed by Ateliers du Coloris Moderne under the direction of Y. F. Wils
Published by Galerie Berggruen, Paris
Edition of 1000Sheet: 15 x 9.5 cm
Framed: 32 x 24.3 cm -
Henri MatisseNu Pour Cleveland (Nude for Cleveland), 1932Original Etching, on chine appliqué supported on Arches, paper, signed
by the artist in pencil, lower right.Image: 14 7/16 x 11 5/16 in. (36.7 x 28.7cm)
Sheet: 19 11/16 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm)
Framed: 25 7/8 x 22 1/8 in (65.6 x 56 cm)Edition of 250 plus 6 Trial proofs and 10 APs