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Henri Matisse Art

French, 1869-1954

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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Artist: Henri Matisse
Fillette
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on vellum paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 33 x 26.5 cms (13 x 10 1/2 ins) Image size: 31.5 x 21.2 cms (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 ins)
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1940s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Nu au fauteuil sur fond moucharabieh
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Nu au fauteuil sur fond moucharabieh 1925 Lithograph on Arches vellum paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 65.5 x 50 cms (25 3/4 x 19 5/8 ins) Image size: 54 x 44 cms (21 1...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Orientale à la croix trifoliée
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 65 x 50.5 cms (25 1/2 x 19 7/8 ins) Image size: 54.3 x 45 cms (21 3/8 x 17 3/4 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

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
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Odalisque, brasero et coupe de fruits
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Odalisque, brasero et coupe de fruits 1929 Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 100 Paper size: 38 x 57 cms (15 x 22 1/2 ins) Image size: 27.9 x 37.6 cms (11 x ...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Figure assise, blouse transparente
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Figure assise, blouse transparente 1929 Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 64.5 x 50 cms (25.4 x 19.7 ins) Image size: 53.5 x 44.8 cms (21 x 17 5/8 i...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Figure endormie dans un intérieur (Interior with Sleeping Figure) /// Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Title: "Figure endormie dans un intérieur (Interior with Sleeping Figure)" *Signed and numbered by Matisse in...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Intaglio, Etching

Torse, Fond à Losanges - Drypoint on China by H. Matisse, 1929
By Henri Matisse
Located in Roma, IT
Image size: 8.6x13.9 cm. Original drypoint on Chine Appliqué realized by Matisse in 1929 in an edition of only 25 prints. Signed and numbered in pencil lower right. Excellent conditi...
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art

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Drypoint

Jeune Hindoue
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Jeune Hindoue 1929 Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 39.5 x 49.5 cms (15 1/2 x 19 1/2 ins) Image size: 28.5 x 35....
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Intérieur, la lecture
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Chine paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 39 x 31 cms (15.4 x 12.2 ins) Image size: 27.2 x 19 cms (11 5/8 x 7 1/2 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Figure assise, le bras droit appuyé sur une table
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Figure assise, le bras droit appuyé sur une table 1929 Etching on Chine appliqué on Arches Vélin paper, Edition of 25 Image size: 18.4 x 12.3 cms (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 ins) ...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Jeune Polonaise
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Jeune Polonaise 1917/18 Etching on Chine appliqué on wove paper, Edition of 15 Paper size: 38 x 28.5 cms (15 x 11 1/4 ins) Plate size: 18 x 12.7 cms (7 x 5 ins) HM16662
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1910s Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Nu. Étude d’un mouvement de jambes
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Nu. Étude d’un mouvement de jambes 1929 (printed in 1935) Lithograph on Arches paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 50 x 66 cms (19 3/4 x 26 ins) Image size: 43.3 x 55.5 cm...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Florentine
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Linocut on Daragnès paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 52 x 33 cms (20 1/2 x 13 ins) image size: 18.5 x 14.3 cms (7 5/8 x 5 5/8 ins)
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1930s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

Henri Matisse - Fruits - Original Lithograph
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henri Matisse - Fruits - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Unsigned and unumbered as issued
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1960s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, "Nu Au Coussin Bleu", lithograph, hand signed and numbered
By Henri Matisse
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Henri Matisse Nu Au Coussin Bleu, 1924 Original lithograph, hand signed in pencil From the edition of 50 on arches vellum paper, numbered 5/50. Sheet measures: 29.5 x 22 inches Frame...
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Masque aux rouleaux
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 56 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.8 x 27.7 cms (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins)
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1940s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Aquatint

Nu assis, chevelure claire
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 43.7 x 28.1 cms (17.2 x 11.1 ins) Image size: 39.1 x 23.7 cms (15 3/8 x 9 1/4 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Marguerite III
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 45 x 32 cms (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 ins) Image size: 30 x 22.8 cms (11 3/4 x 9 ins)
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1940s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Nu, odalisque au coffret
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 50.6 x 66 cms (19 7/8 x 26 ins) Image size: 45.4 x 54 cms (17 7/8 x 21 1/4 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Tête penchée et Bocal de Poissons
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Etching on Chine appliqué on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 28.5 x 38 cms (11 1/4 x 15 ins) Plate size: 14.9 x 19.6 cms (5 7/8 x 7 5/8 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Buste de jeune fille, les bras croisés
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Japon paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 35 x 27.8 cms (13 3/4 x 11 ins) Image size: 18.6 x 12.8 cms (7 1/2 x 5 ins)
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1920s Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

. . . ON DIRAIT QU'ELLE NE M'A JAMAIS VUE . . .
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state...
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20th Century Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

Les yeux noirs (The dark eyes)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lacking the artist's signature in pencil as sited in Duthuit. We have found numerous other impressions of this image with the initials and lacking the pencil signature; Signed with...
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1910s Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

. . . ET IL FAUDRA MOURIR SANS AVOIR TUÉ LE VENT . . .
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state...
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20th Century Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

ORNEMENTS, BANDEAUX ET CULS-DE-LAMPE (Variant XI)
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A richly printed impression of the definitive state from the edition of 100, numbered "75/100" in pencil ...
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20th Century Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

Tête de Femme (frontispiece from Portraits)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Matisse, Henri Title: Tête de Femme (frontispiece from Portraits) Date: 1954 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.75" Framed Dimensions: 20.75" x 18" Signa...
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1950s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

"Mlle Landsberg" (grade planche, pl. 16)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Missouri, MO
"Mlle Landsberg" (grade planche, pl. 16), 1914 Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Signed and Numbered Lower Right Edition 12/15 Image size: 7 7/8 x 4 5/16 inches Sheet size: 17 11/16 x 12 1/2 inches With frame: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Henri Matisse came from a family who were of Flemish origin and lived near the Belgian border. At eight o'clock on the evening of December 31, 1869, he was born in his grandparents' home in the town of Le Cateau in the cheerless far north of France. His father was a self-made seed merchant who was a mixture of determination and tightly coiled tension. Henri had no clear idea of what he wanted to do with his life. He was a twenty-year-old law clerk convalescing from appendicitis when he first began to paint, using a box of colors given to him by his mother. Little more than a year later, in 1890, he had abandoned law and was studying art in Paris. The classes consisted of drawing from plaster casts and nude models and of copying paintings in the Louvre. He soon rebelled against the school's conservative atmosphere; he replaced the dark tones of his earliest works with brighter colors that reflected his awareness of Impressionism. Matisse was also a violinist; he took an odd pride in the notion that if his painting eye failed, he could support his family by fiddling on the streets of Paris. Henri found a girlfriend while studying art, and he fathered a daughter, Marguerite, by her in 1894. In 1898 he married another woman, Amelie Parayre. She adopted the beloved Marguerite; they eventually had two sons, Jean, a sculptor and Pierre who became an eminent art dealer. Relations between Matisse and his wife were often strained. He often dallied with other women, and they finally separated in 1939 over a model who had been hired as a companion for Mme. Matisse. She was Madame Lydia, and after Mme. Matisse left, she remained with Matisse until he died. Matisse spent the summer of 1905 working with Andre Derain in the small Mediterranean seaport of Collioure. They began using bright and dissonant colors. When they and their colleagues exhibited together, they caused a sensation. The critics and the public considered their paintings to be so crude and so roughly crafted that the group became known as Les Fauves (the wild beasts). By 1907, Matisse moved on from the concerns of Fauvism and turned his attention to studies of the human figure. He had begun to sculpt a few years earlier. In 1910, when he saw an exhibition of Islamic art, he was fascinated with the multiple patterned areas and adapted the decorative universe of the miniatures to his interiors. As a continuation of his interest in the "exotic", Matisse made extended trips to Morocco in 1912 and 1913. At the end of 1917, Matisse moved to Nice; he would spend part of each year there for the remainder of his life. A meticulous dandy, he wore a light tweed jacket amd a tie when he painted. He never used a palette, but instead squeezed his colors on to plain white kitchen dishes...
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1910s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art

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Etching, Drypoint

Paysage Du Mont Alban, Nice By Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henri Matisse 1869-1954 French Grand paysage, Mont Alban Signed “Henri - Matisse” (lower left) Oil on canvas Hailing from a pivotal moment in the artist’s artistic development, G...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art

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Canvas, Oil

Figure endormie dans un intérieur
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Figure endormie dans un intérieur, 1929 etching, on chine appliqué Signed in pencil and inscribed Bon à tirer, the final proof approved by th...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Nu couché, renversé
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Nu couché, renversé, 1929 etching, on chine appliqué Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 25 Plate: 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches (9.2 x 12.4 cm) Sheet: 11 x 14 15/...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Torse, bras gauche derrière la tête
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Torse, bras gauche derrière la tête, 1926 drypoint, on chine appliqué, signed in pencil and numbered 4 from the edition of 7 Plate: 5 13/16 x 3 7...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Drypoint

Figure assise sur fond de carreaux fleuris
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Figure assise sur fond de carreaux fleuris, 1929 etching, on chine appliqué Signed in pencil and numbered 12 from the edition of 25 Plate: 4 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches (11.1 x ...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Drypoint

Nu assis, bras croisés sur la poitrine
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Nu assis, bras croisés sur la poitrine, 1929 drypoint, on chine appliqué, signed in pencil and numbered 22 from the edition of 25 Plate: 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 inches (14.1 x...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Drypoint

Nu couché sur le côté, les jambes repliées
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Nu couché sur le côté, les jambes repliées, 1929 etching, on chine appliqué Signed in pencil and inscribed Bon à tirer, the final proof appro...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

Visage de profil reposant sur un bras, paravent Louis XIV
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Visage de profil reposant sur un bras, paravent Louis XIV, 1924 lithograph on China paper, edition 7 of 50, + 10 AP 26 x 20 1/16 in. (66 x 51 cm) Ref: Duthuit 447; Cat....
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Torse de face
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Torse de face, 1913 lithograph on Japanese vellum, edition 31 of 50 19 11/16 x 13 in. (50 x 33 cm) Ref: Duthuit 407; Cat. 31 signed in ink and numbered 31/50
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1910s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Petite Liseuse
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Petite Liseuse, 1923 lithograph on Japanese vellum, edition 3 of 12 AP, apart from the edition of 50 17 3/16 x 11 in. (43.7 x 27.9 cm) Ref: Duthuit 431; Cat. 40 signed...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Nu couché, jambe repliée - Étude de jambes
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Nu couché, jambe repliée - Étude de jambes, 1925 lithograph on Japanese vellum, edition of 50 18 x 22 1/16 in. (45.7 x 56 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Nu accroupi, profil à la chevelure noire
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Nu accroupi, profil à la chevelure noire, 1906 lithograph on Japanese vellum, edition of 25 17 11/16 x 11 in. (44.9 x 27.9 cm)
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Early 1900s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

La capeline de paille d'Italie
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse La capeline de paille d'Italie, 1923 lithograph on China paper, AP 22 7/16 x 18 1/16 in. (57 x 45.9 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Jeune fille en robe fleurie au col d'organdi
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Jeune fille en robe fleurie au col d'organdi, 1923 lithograph on China paper, edition of 50 14 15/16 x 11 1/4 in. (37.9 x 28.6 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Jeune fille au col d'organdi
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Jeune fille au col d'organdi, 1923 lithograph on China paper, edition of 50 14 15/16 x 11 3/8 in. (37.9 x 28.9 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Figure devant tapa africain
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Figure devant tapa africain, 1929 lithograph on Japanese vellum, edition of 50 25 3/8 x 19 11/16 in. (64.5 x 50 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Danseuse endormie
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Danseuse endormie, 1926-27 lithograph on Japanese vellum, AP 17 5/16 x 22 in. (44 x 55.9 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Danseuse à mi-jambes, Main au Menton (Pl. de l'album Dix danseuses)
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Danseuse à mi-jambes, Main au Menton (Pl. de l'album Dix danseuses), 1927 lithograph on wove paper 19 3/4 x 13 in. (50.2 x 33 cm)
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Le Grand Nu
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Henri Matisse Le Grand Nu, 1906 Lithograph, on China paper, edition of 50 Image: 11 1/4 x 10 inches (28.6 x 25.4 cm) Sheet: 17 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches (45.1 x 35.2 cm)
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Early 1900s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Jeune Hindoue
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on Wove Paper AP
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1920s Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

Nu assis dans un Fauteuil au Décor fleuri
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
A superb, evenly-printed impression of this lithograph with bold contrasts on thin laid paper. Signed and numbered 105/250 in pencil by Matisse. Catalogue reference: Duthuit 445.
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art

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Lithograph

. . . Dors, dormeuse aux longs cils . . ."
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state fro...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

". . . Dors, dormeuse aux longs cils . . . "
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state fro...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

". . . Dors, dormeuse aux longs cils . . . "
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state fro...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

". . . Mais soudain le soleil, secouant sa crinière . . ."
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state fro...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

". . . Et je me reposerai enfin dans le rien que je convoite . . . "
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original linocut printed in black ink on Rives wove paper. Bearing the artist's estate monogram blindstamp in the paper lower right. A superb impression of the definitive state fro...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Linocut

Le Loup - Henri Matisse, Jazz, Pochoir prints, Fauvism, Artist's books
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Pochoir printed in colours, 1947. From: Jazz, Plate VI. From the book edition of 270. Printed on Arches paper by Edmond Vairel, Paris. Published by Teriade, Paris. (Duthuit Livre...
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1940s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art

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Stencil

The Swimmer in the Aquarium
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pochoir in colors on wove paper bearing the “ARCHES” block letter watermark, after Matisse's cut paper collage maquette. A superb example of the definitive state, from the folio edi...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Art

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Stencil

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 15 7/8 in. (50.8 ...
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20th Century Contemporary Henri Matisse Art

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Etching

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    Henri Matisse's artistic style is largely classified as Fauvism. His colorful, expressive paintings also helped to influence Expressionist art. Some of the French artist's most famous paintings include Blue Nudes, La Danse and Le Bonheur de Vivre. Find a collection of Henri Matisse on 1stDibs.
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    Henri Matisse stopped painting due to health concerns. In 1941, the French artist required surgery for cancer and used a wheelchair afterward. The physical limitations of his disability made it difficult for the artist to continue to produce both paintings and sculptures. However, he adapted by cutting shapes from colored paper for creative new works. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Henri Matisse art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
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    Henri Matisse was famous for his work as a draftsman, sculptor, printmaker and painter. He is especially well known for his use 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. Shop an assortment of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
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    Henri Matisse created Icarus in 1947. It was printed using a stencil technique and was later included among 20 other pieces in his book Jazz. Shop a selection of Matisse’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Some of Henri Matisse's most famous paintings include Le Bonheur de Vivre, Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra), Woman with a Hat, Music, The Green Stripe and L'Atelier Rouge. Matisse also worked as a draftsman, printmaker and sculptor. Regardless of what medium he was working in, the French artist was a master of color. Although classically trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, he abandoned traditional techniques and genres to pioneer a style all his own, marked by quick gestural strokes and fluid contours. Find an assortment of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
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    Henri Matisse, throughout his decades-long career, had a number of different impacts upon the art world. However, his seminal works in so-called Fauvism (French for ‘wild beast’) set him apart from the start. With strident use of color and seemingly wild brushwork, works from Matisse’s formative periods are among the most highly sought after by collectors. You’ll find a collection of expertly-vetted Matisse pieces from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    Henri Matisse's art style is associated with several movements, including Postimpressionism and Fauvism. He was also the leading proponent of Fauvism, a movement with a name 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 the exposed canvas to create a sense of transparency and light. Shop a variety of Henri Matisse art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Henri Matisse's last painting was completed in 1951, and was titled Woman in Yellow Blouse. He also created a piece called The Swimming Pool, in 1952, which featured cutouts of divers and sea creatures in hues of blue. Shop a selection of Henri Matisse pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.

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