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 Jazz Lithographs
By Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Vibrant "Jazz" Lithographs by Henri Matisse. These examples are from the limited edition folio produced by the Museum of Modern Art in 1983. They have been framed in cle...
Paper, Wood, Glass
$750
H 18.75 in W 15.25 in D 1 in
Selection of vibrant Jazz series offset lithographs after Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of vibrant "Jazz" series lithographs, as published in the facsimile edition book "Henri Matisse: Jazz" (New York: Museum of Modern Art and George Braziller, Inc., 1983). Th...
Paper, Wood
$750 / item
H 18.75 in W 15.25 in D 1 in
Selection of vibrant Jazz series offset lithographs after Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of vibrant "Jazz" series lithographs, as published in the facsimile edition book "Henri Matisse: Jazz" (New York: Museum of Modern Art and George Braziller, Inc., 1983). We are selling them framed in a diptych. They have been framed in clean lined black lacquer wooden gallery frames. Each PAIR of framed lithographs...
Paper, Wood
Four Vintage Lithographs after Henri Matisse.
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Stamford, CT
Four lithographs by Henri Matisse framed using acid free materials in handmade frames. Priced per frame.
Paper
$1,650
H 21 in W 17 in D 1 in
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958
By Henri Matisse
Located in Richmond, GB
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958 In 1941 Matisse underwent abdominal surgery after which he found painting to be physically taxing. Increasi...
Paper, Lithograph
Selection of Modernist Art or Gallery Wall
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modernist Art, circa 1950s. From top left to right, then bottom left to right, they are: 1) *ON HOLD* Abstract lithograph by , circa 1960s. Pencil signed by the artist, ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,650
H 21 in W 17 in D 1 in
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958
By Henri Matisse
Located in Richmond, GB
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958 In 1941 Matisse underwent abdominal surgery after which he found painting to be physically taxing. Increasi...
Paper, Lithograph
Henri Matisse Color Lithograph 20" x 29"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Henri Matisse "The Funeral of Pierrot" color lithograph, circa 1970s. It has been recently professionally framed in a clean lined black lacquer gallery frame under UV resistant plexi...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,000
H 14.06 in W 10.44 in D 0.4 in
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, 1958. Unframed.
By Henri Matisse
Located in Richmond, GB
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958 In 1941 Matisse underwent abdominal surgery after which he found painting to be physically taxing. Increasi...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,650
H 21 in W 17 in D 1 in
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958
By Henri Matisse
Located in Richmond, GB
Henri Matisse: Colour Lithographs after the Cut-Outs, Framed Print, 1958 In 1941 Matisse underwent abdominal surgery after which he found painting to be physically taxing. Increasi...
Paper, Lithograph
Atelier Marolles Wrought Iron Fireguard
By Atelier Marolles
Located in London, GB
A petite Atelier Marolles wrought iron fireguard, French, 1950s/60s. In good condition.
Wrought Iron
Unique Pair of French Floor Lamps
By Maison Charles
Located in London, GB
A unique pair of 1970s French floor lamps, in the manner of Maison Charles, each gilt metal five light foliate plume issuing from classical twin-handled urn on pedestal base.
Aesthetic Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Inset with Minton Tiles
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic period Kilkenny marble fireplace inset with Minton tiles, removed the Cornish home of the celebrated British novelist John Le Carré. The fossil stone surround with stop...
Marble
Pair of Italian Grand Antique Marble Pedestal Columns
Located in London, GB
A pair of early nineteenth century Italian Grand Antique and Statuary Marble columns, c.1800, the shafts unusually composed of a series of strip veneers, on turned socle bases
Marble
19th Century French Breche Fireplace in Louis XVI Style, Circa 1850
Located in London, GB
19th century French Breche fire surround, in the Louis XVI style, the paneled frieze centred by foliate boss, the paterae corner-blocks above stop-fluted console...
Breccia Marble
Nineteenth Century Radford Black Console Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A George IV period Radford Black limestone/marble fireplace, c.1820-30s, the panelled frieze with shaped corbels to each corner, the boldly scrolled and moulded console jambs on bloc...
Marble
