1944
Whether working as a draftsman, a sculptor, a printmaker or a painter, Henri Matisse was a master of color. Although classically trained at the Académie Julian, in Paris, he quickly abandoned traditional techniques and genres to pioneer a style all his own, marked by quick, gestural strokes and fluid contours.
Along with fellow painter André Derain, Matisse was the leading proponent of Fauvism, a movement whose name is derived from the French word for "wild beast.” Marked by vibrant hues, Fauvist paintings like Matisse’s famous 1906 composition Le Bonheur de vivre use wild, active brushstrokes and a palette unconstrained by nature, resulting in women with purple skin and trees with orange leaves. Often, these compositions unite pure color with the white of exposed canvas to create a sense of transparency and light.
In addition to masterful landscapes and still lifes, Matisse loved to paint erotic subjects, particularly the female nude. Rejecting strict realism, he distilled the form into its essential parts and then translated these into voluptuous, rounded contours. With its striking colors and sculptural modeling of the figure, Odalisque couchée aux magnolias is among Matisse’s most famous works — and the most expensive work of his ever sold — depicting Henriette Darricarrère, his muse and favorite model for around seven years, lounging luxuriously in his Nice studio. In pictures like the lithograph Nu Bleu, he explored the expressive power of a body in motion by placing his figures in twisted or contorted poses, transforming their limbs into tangles of color and shape that push figure painting toward abstraction.
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H 13.75 in W 9.75 in
L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune From Poesies, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - L’Apres-Midi D’un Faune From Poesies de Mallarme. Year: 1932, Medium: Etching on Arches, Size: 13.75 x 9.75 in. (34.93 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Rog...
Etching
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme F 1, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme F 1 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme L 1, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 1 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
$995
H 13.15 in W 10.04 in
Henri Matisse, Theme I 1, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme I 1 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 13.15 x 10.04 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
La Négresse
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Négresse Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 52.5 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originally published...
Lithograph
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme D 2, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme D 2 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme B 1, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme B 1 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
original woodcut for Pierre a feu Les miroirs profonds
By Henri Matisse
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds" and published in Paris by Maeght. Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1...
Woodcut
L'écuyère (The Horsewoman)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "L`Ecuyère (The Horsewoman)" Unsigned, signed in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1960 Medium: Lithograph on white wo...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme L 4, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 4 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
Pasiphae Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords (I go to what I wanted, as much without pride as without remorse) Portfolio: Pasipha...
Linocut
Pasiphae Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier (Only, At the Foot of the Great Carob Tree) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Date: 1944 E...
Linocut
Plate 6: Mais Soudain le Soleil, Secouant sa Criniere, from Pasiphae
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 6: Mais Soudain le Soleil, Secouant sa Criniere (But Suddenly the Sun, Shaking its Mane) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Year:...
Linocut
Plate 14: Ténèbres de moi-meme, je m'abandonne à vous
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Title: Plate 14: Ténèbres de moi-meme, je m'abandonne à vous (Darkness of Myself, I Surrender to You) Portfolio: Pasiphae Year:...
Linocut
Henri Matisse Linocut Print on Arches Vellum, 1944, Plate 1 from Pasiphae
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 1: Et il Faudra Mourir sans Avoir Tué le Vent (And He Will Die without Having Killed the Winds) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vellu...
Linocut
Nus Bleus VI, from 1958 The Last Works of Henri Matisse
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: Nus Bleus VI Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Framed Size: 22" x 18" Sheet Size: 14" x 10 1...
Lithograph
