Nu Assis sur un Tabouret
View Similar Items
Henri MatisseNu Assis sur un Tabouret 1906
1906
About the Item
- Creator:Henri Matisse (1869-1954, French)
- Creation Year:1906
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU51868533
Henri Matisse
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.
Find original Henri Matisse prints, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
- Three WomenLocated in Fresno, CA“Three Women” is an early work of Artist F. John Sierra whose career spans over four decades. He has produced images of the people, lifestyles and challeng...Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsColor Pencil
- Untitled 12 - Abstract Gouache on PaperBy Dmitry SamyginLocated in Paris, FR"Untitled 12" is a gouache on paper by contemporary Russian artist Dmitry Samygin. Minimalist and geometric drawings.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and W...
MaterialsGouache
- Untitled 7 - Abstract Watercolor on PaperBy Dmitry SamyginLocated in Paris, FR"Untitled 7" is a watercolor on paper by contemporary Russian artist Dmitry Samygin. Minimalist and geometric drawings.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and W...
MaterialsWatercolor
- Untitled 10 - Abstract Watercolor on PaperBy Dmitry SamyginLocated in Paris, FR"Untitled 10" is a watercolor on paper by contemporary Russian artist Dmitry Samygin. Minimalist and geometric drawings.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and W...
MaterialsWatercolor
- HUBER Johann Kaspar. View of a city thought to be Antwerp. Wasked ink.By HUBER JOHANN KASPARLocated in Paris, FRJohann Kaspar HUBER is a Swiss painter.Category
Late 18th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsInk
- CLAES-THOBOIS ALBERT. Still life. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.By Albert Claes-ThoboisLocated in Paris, FRBorn in Ixelles in 1883, Claes-Thobois studied at the Academy of Brussels under Constant Montald and Herman Richir. His career spanned an age of g...Category
1920s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
MaterialsPastel