1940
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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Henri Matisse, Theme N 2, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme N 2 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
Arabesque
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Arabesque 1924 Lithograph on Chine paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 62.2 x 46 cms (24 1/2 x 18 1/8 ins) Image size: 48.3 x 32 cms (19 x 12 1/2 ins) HM15834
Lithograph
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Henri Matisse, Theme C 7, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme C 7 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
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H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme D 7, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme D 7 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
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H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme B 4, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme B 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
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H 13.15 in W 10.04 in
Henri Matisse, Theme E 9, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme E 9 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
Patitcha
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Patitcha 1947 Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 55.5 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.9 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins) HM15405 Selected Coll...
Aquatint
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Henri Matisse, Theme L 6, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 6 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 D 4, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme D 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
$995
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme C 4, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme C 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
Nu pour Cleveland
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Created in 1932 as an etching with Chine-collé on cream wove paper, Nu pour Cleveland is hand-signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. The artwork measures 20 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40...
Etching
Madame Pompadour
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
The simple elegance of this original lithograph, created by Henri Matisse in 1955, is undeniably beautiful. From the edition of 2850, the print measures 12 ½ x 10 in. (31.5 x 25 cm...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Created in 1983 as a color woodcut, Untitled, 1983 by Keith Haring is an early and highly collectible original print measuring 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76 cm.,) unframed. From the edition o...
Woodcut
Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Published to aid the National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, Untitled, 1976 is the frontispiece from the artist’s, Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio, created by Alexander Ca...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
This original color lithograph on Rives vellum paper was created in 1981 and is from the Lithographie IV portfolio. It measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches (32 x 25 cm), unframed, and is from...
Lithograph
La Pique
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
This original lithograph in black ink was created by the artist in 1961. From A Los Toros avec Picasso, this lithograph is dated 6.3.61.I in the stone and measures 10 x 13 in. (25.4 ...
Lithograph
