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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Jeune fille
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
Photogravure
$4,500
H 17 in W 11.5 in
The Mock Turtle's Story Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dali 1969 original woodcut
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
The Mock Turtle's Story is from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as interpreted by Salvador Dali and published by Maecenas ( a Random...
Photogravure
$1,200
H 27 in W 34 in
Large Contemporary Annette Lemieux Photo Etching Aquatint Censor Abstract Print
By Annette Lemieux
Located in Surfside, FL
Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
$1,200
H 27 in W 34 in
Large Contemporary Annette Lemieux Photo Etching Aquatint Censor Abstract Print
By Annette Lemieux
Located in Surfside, FL
Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
$360
H 13 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in
Poetry - Photo-lithograph on Cardboard - Early 20th Century
By Emile Hugon
Located in Roma, IT
Poetry is an original photo-lithograph on ivory-colored cardboard realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The Text on the artwork: "I want to Heal like a beaten animal; I ...
Lithograph, Photogravure
$1,200
H 27 in W 34 in
Large Contemporary Annette Lemieux Photo Etching Aquatint Censor Abstract Print
By Annette Lemieux
Located in Surfside, FL
Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
$1,200
H 27 in W 34 in
Large Contemporary Annette Lemieux Photo Etching Aquatint Censor Abstract Print
By Annette Lemieux
Located in Surfside, FL
Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
$25,000
H 51 in W 42.75 in
Life's Balance (With Money), 1989-90 Etching and Aquatint by John Baldessari
By John Baldessari
Located in Miami, FL
John Baldessari Life's Balance (with Money) 1989-90 Etching, aquatint and photogravure in colors, on irregularly shaped Somerset paper 51 x 42 3/4 in. Edition of 45 Pencil signed and...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
Game Lover
By Matteo Basilè
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 260 prints, belonging to the Suite "Olympic Games Beijing 2008". Each work of this portfolio is recognizable by the official stamp of the Olympic...
Photogravure
$850
H 40 in W 30 in
Large Conceptual "Last Book of Life" Photo Etching 1970s Pop Art
By Les Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Last Book of Life. (Photos from a dinner of Richard Nixon’s with Chou En Lai’s various views of Chinese chopsticks) Photograph etchings Printed on Stonehedge black paper Hand signe...
Etching, Photogravure
$850
H 40 in W 30 in
Large Conceptual "Last Book of Life" Photo Etching 1970s Pop Art
By Les Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Last Book of Life. (Photos from a dinner of Richard Nixon’s with Chou En Lai’s various views of Chinese chopsticks) Photograph etchings Printed on Stonehedge black paper Hand signe...
Etching, Photogravure
$850
H 40 in W 30 in
Large Conceptual "Last Book of Life" Photo Etching 1970s Pop Art
By Les Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Last Book of Life. Richard Nixon’s view of Chou En Lai’s chopsticks Photograph etchings Printed on Stonehedge black paper Hand signed, and numbered, by Levine in red pencil along t...
Etching, Photogravure
$35,000
H 38.75 in W 67.25 in
Rollercoaster, 1989-90 Color Aquatint and Photogravure by John Baldessari
By John Baldessari
Located in Miami, FL
John Baldessari Rollercoaster 1989-90 Color aquatint and photogravure on Somerset paper 38 3/4 x 67 1/4 in. P.P. (Printer's Proof) Pencil signed and numbered
Photogravure, Aquatint
Le Cœur (The Heart)
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Le Cœur (The Heart) Lithograph from 1983. Dimensions of sheet: 61 x 39 cm Dimensions in frame: 73 x 53 cm Publisher: George Brazilier, New York. Prin...
Lithograph
Femme Nu
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Nu Photogravure from 1952. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure sh...
Photogravure
Jeune fille
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
Photogravure
Jeune fille
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
Photogravure
Les Fleurs Du Mal. By Charles Baudelaire.
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
MATISSE, Henri. Les Fleurs Du Mal. By Charles Baudelaire. Illustrated with an original etching on Chine, 33 original photo-lithographs, 69 original woodcuts (including initials, c...
Paper
Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé.
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
MATISSE, Henri. Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé. [2], 153, [8] pp. Illustrated by Henri Matisse with 29 etchings printed in black. Small folio, bound in original printed wrappers, and housed in the original calf-backed chemise and slipcase. Lausanne: Albert Skira & Cie., 1932. A superb copy of this masterpiece of twentieth century book illustration. The Matisse etchings...
Paper
Les Jockeys Camouflés.
By Henri Matisse
Located in New York, NY
MATISSE, Henri. Les Jockeys Camouflés. By Pierre Reverdy. Illustrated with reproductions of 5 drawings by Matisse. 4to., bound in original printed wrappers, Paris: The Author, 19...
Paper