Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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
Head of a Young Boy - Original Etching, 1946
By Henri Matisse
Located in Paris, IDF
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 Figurative Prints
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Etching
Torse à l'aiguière
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Torse à l’aiguière
1927
Lithograph on Chine paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 49.5 x 34.5 cms (19 1/2 x 13 1/2 ins)
Image size: 36.4 x 26 cms (14 1/4 x 10 1/4 ins)
HM15...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
La Persane
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
La Persane
1929
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 63 x 44.5 cms (24 3/4 x 17 1/2 ins)
Image size: 44.8 x 29 cms (1...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Lithographie XI (Duthuit 20), Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse, 1947. Publ...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Composition (Duthuit 31), Apollinaire, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Apollinaire, Henri Matisse, 1952. Published by Éditions Raisons d'être, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, April 24, 1952. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Printing of this folio was finished on April, Twenty-Four, M.CM.LII for the Éditions Raisons d'être, 2 rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was produced by Fernand Mourlot, based on the models of Henri Matisse. The eight original lithographs were shot on the presses of Mourlot Frères who also printed the cover and case composed by the artist. The stones were erased after drawing. The text and letrins engraved by Henri Matisse were drawn by Coulouma S.A., printer in Paris. Justification of the draw— XXX examples on large vélin d'Arches a la form, signed by the author and the artist, accompanied by a series of original lithographs numbered from I to XXX; CCC examples on vélin d'Arches a la forme numbered from XXXI to CCCXXX; XX examples of non-commerce collaborators numbered from I to XX and in addition a few nominative copies on Grand Vélin.
HISTORY OF THE EDITION: According to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, This publication was a joint effort by Matisse and author André Rouveyre...
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1950s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Composition (Duthuit N° 17), Pierre à feu, Les Miroirs profonds, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in five colors on vélin supérieur paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Maeght, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, January...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Lithographie XII (Duthuit 20), Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse, 1947. Publ...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Nu couché. Intérieur à la lampe vénitienne
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Nu couché. Intérieur à la lampe vénitienne
1929
Etching on Chine appliqué on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 28 x 38 cms (11 x 15 ins)
Plate size: 9.1 x 1...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Etching
Pasiphae Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords
By Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords (I go to what I wanted, as much without pride as without remorse)
Portfolio: Pasipha...
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1940s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Linocut
TETE DE FEMME EN MASCARON
By Henri Matisse
Located in Aventura, FL
Linoleum cut printed in colors on wove paper. Duthuit-Matisse 702. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 7.5 x 6.75 inches. Sheet size 16 x 11.75 inches. Custom fra...
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1930s Contemporary Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Linocut, Paper
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 Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Nu renversé près d'une table Louis XV
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Nu renversé près d'une table Louis XV
1929
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 66 x 50 cms (26 x 19 7/8 ins)
Image size: 55.9 x 46 cms (22 x 18...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Nu couché de dos
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Nu couché de dos
1929
Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 50.5 x 66 cms (20 x 26 ins)
Image size: 46 x 56 cms (18 x 22 ins)
HM16567
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
La Negresse
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours based on the cut-out of the same title, 1952
From 'Verve' Magazine Volume IX, Nos 35 & 36: 'Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-54'
Pr...
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1950s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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Etching
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 Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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 Figurative Prints
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Etching
La sieste
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
La Sieste
1922
Lithograph on Chine paper, Edition of 50
Paper size: 45 x 57 cms (17 3/4 x 22 1/2 ins)
Image size: 40.5 x 43.5 cms (16 x 17 1/8 ...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Nu couché
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Nu couché
1929
Etching on Chine appliqué on wove paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 28.6 x 38 cms (11 1/8 x 14 5/8 ins)
Plate size: 12.3 x 15.5 c...
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1920s Modern Henri Matisse Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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 Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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Drypoint, Etching
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- 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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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.