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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Style: Post-Impressionist
Artist: Henri Matisse
'L'Escargot' Modern Art Colour Lithograph on Wove Paper
By Henri Matisse
Located in Toronto, CA
Signed on the plate by Matisse.
From the portfolio ‘Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954’, known as Verve Vol. IX No. 35 & 36. Printed by Mourlot in Paris.
Henri Matisse oversaw ...
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1950s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
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Still Life With Goldfish I By Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henri Matisse
(1869-1954) French
Still Life with Goldfish I
Singed "Monotype / Henri Matisse"
Monotype on paper (chine collé)
This exceptional work of art encapsulates the genius...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Paper, Monotype
Henri Matisse Loan Exhibition vintage exhibition poster " Beverly Hills
By Henri Matisse
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage exhibition poster: HENRI MATISSE EXHIBITION. Linen baked in excellent condition, ready to frame. The background is a flat...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Henri Matisse – Le Repos du modèle - hand-signed lithograph - 1922
By Henri Matisse
Located in Varese, IT
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
Le Repos du modèle
lithograph, on Japanese paper, 1922, Duthuit’s first state (of two), signed in pencil by artist, one of 85 signed impressions from a plan...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph, Paper
La Danseuse sur un Tabouret - Lithograph by Henri matisse - 1927
By Henri Matisse
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 130 pieces.
This artwork is from the collection "Dix danseures"
Ref. Duthuit 481
Very good condition.
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
Materials
Lithograph
Jeune Hindoue - Lithograph by Henri matisse - 1929
By Henri Matisse
Located in Roma, IT
"Jeune Hindoue" is an original hand-signed and numbered lithograph realized by Henri Matisse in 1929. It belongs to an edition of 50 prints. Excellent condition.
Reference : Duthuit...
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
Figure Reading - Etching - Fauvism - French Art
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954
(Emile Benoît)
Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice (French)
Title: Figure Reading Figure lisant, 1929
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching o...
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
Materials
Etching
Odalisque, brasero et coup de fruits
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
A very good, richly-inked impression of this lithograph. Signed and numbered 57/100 in pencil by Matisse. Printed at the studio of Duchatel, Paris 1929.
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1920s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled from Les Lettres Portugaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Medium: lithograph
Portfolio: Untitled from Les Lettres Portugaises
Year: 1946
Edition: 250
Framed Size: 16 3/4" x 14 1/2"
Reference: Duthuit 15
Signed: Unsigned
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1940s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
Materials
Lithograph
Standing Dancer, Leaning from: Ten Dancers - Lithograph - French - Fauvism Art
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954
(Emile Benoît)
Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice (French)
Title: Standing Dancer, Leaning, from: Ten Dancers Danseuse debout, accoudée, Dix Danseuses, 1925...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
Au Coin d'une Rue, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Au Coin d'une Rue
Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1972
Edition: 250
Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
S...
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Lithograph
Odalisque au Collier
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
An excellent, richly-inked impression of this print with full margins. It is one of 10 numbered artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 50. Signed, inscribed "Epr. d'artiste" and ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
Head of a Young Boy - Original Etching, 1946
By Henri Matisse
Located in Paris, FR
Henri Matisse
Head of a Young Boy, 1946
Original etching
Printed signature in the plate
On BFK Rives vellum, 33 x 25 cm (c. 12,9 x 9,8 inch)
Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumbere...
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1940s Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
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Etching
Henri Matisse "La Capeline de paille d'Italie"
By Henri Matisse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
“La Capeline de paille d’Italie”
Lithographs, 1923,
45x40 cm, image; 57x46 cm, sheet size.
Signature: Lower right signed by the artist in pencil "Henri Ma...
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15th Century and Earlier Fauvist Henri Matisse Art
Materials
Lithograph
Iles, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Iles
Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1972
Edition: 250
Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Image Siz...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
Lied Dement, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Lied Dement
Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1972
Edition: 250
Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Signatu...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
En Rade, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: En Rade
Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1972
Edition: 250
Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Signature: ...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
D'Apres Longus, from Poesies Antillaises
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: D'Apres Longus
Portfolio: Poesies Antillaises
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1972
Edition: 250
Sheet Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Image Size: 14 7/8" x 11 1/8"
Sign...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Henri Matisse Art
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Lithograph
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
"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
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
Materials
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
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
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Find a wide variety of authentic Henri Matisse art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, purple, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Henri Matisse in lithograph, etching, linocut and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Henri Matisse art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Paul Gavarni, Leonor Fini, and Raoul Dufy. Henri Matisse art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $555 and tops out at $170,000, while the average work can sell for $15,250.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Henri 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Henri 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Henri 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Henri 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, 2024Henri 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, 2022Henri 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Some 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Henri 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.