1942
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 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
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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
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Henri Matisse, Theme L 12, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 12 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 Publish...
Collotype Print
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Henri Matisse, Theme I 8, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme I 8 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 5, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme B 5 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 N 4, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme N 4 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
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H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme L 7, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 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
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme C 6, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme C 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
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme L 2, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 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
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.04 in W 13.15 in
Henri Matisse, Theme L 5, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 5 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
Marc Chagall "Les Lilas" lithograph from Derriere le Miroir
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall (After), Marc Title: Les Lilas Series: Derriere le Miroir Date: 1981 Medium: Offset Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 21.5" x 16.5"...
Lithograph
Untitled I (San Lazzaro and Friends Series)
By Henry Moore
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Moore, Henry Title: Untitled I (San Lazzaro and Friends Series) Series: San Lazzaro and Friends Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 23.5" Signature...
Lithograph
Joan Miro "Untitled (from XXe Siécle, Number 31)"
By Joan Miró
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Miro, Joan Title: Untitled (from XXe Siècle, Number 31) Date: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Arches vellum Unframed Dimensions: 22" x 30" Signature: Pencil Signed Edition: ...
Lithograph, Vellum
Salvador Dali "The Fiancee of King of Garbe"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: The Fiancee of King of Garbe Series: Le Decameron Date: 1972 Medium: drypoint printed in color Unframed Dimensions: 17.72" x 12.2" Framed Dimension...
Drypoint
Marc Chagall "Job In Despair" lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc Title: Job In Despair Series: Bible Date: 1960 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 13.9" x 10.5" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 2...
Lithograph
Salvador Dali "Visage Surrealiste"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Visage Surrealiste Series: Aurelia Date: 1972 Medium: Engraving Unframed Dimensions: 29.92" x 22.05" Framed Dimensions: 38" x 30" Signature: Penc...
Engraving
