By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Hinsdale, IL
HENRI MATISSE
(1869 – 1954)
Teeny
Duthuit-Garnaud 723
Linocut, c. 1938
From an edition of 1500
Image Size: 12.2” x 9.5”
Published in The Homage to Henri Matisse
Published by Galerie d’Art Contemporain de Paris
Matisse's striking linocut shows Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp, the second wife of artist and pioneer of the ready-made, Marcel Duchamp. She was married to Pierre Matisse, Henri Matisse's eldest son, first and they had three children, Jacqueline, Paul and Peter. They separated in 1949 but Matisse was incredibly fond of his daughter-in-law until his death in 1954.
Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) is primarily known as the founder of the Fauvist movement, a result of Impressionism, whose works fundamentally altered the course of Modern Art in the late 20th Century. Innovative in his original treatment of the human figure and an expressive use of color, Matisse forged his own pictorial language. Matisse's career can be divided into several stylistic periods, but he remained focused on discovering “the essential character of things” through his art.
Matisse considered his drawing to be a very intimate means of expression. The method of artistic execution — whether it was charcoal, pencil, crayon, etcher’s burin, lithographic tusche or paper cut — varied according to the subject and personal circumstance. His favorite subjects were evocative or erotic — the female form, the nude figure or a beautiful head of a favorite model.
Matisse’s etchings...
Category
1930s Fauvist (after) Pierre Bonnard Art
MaterialsLithograph, Linocut