Sophie Matisse Paintings

American, b. 1965

Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notoriety for her series, Be back in 5 Minutes, in which she recreated famous old master paintings while erasing the figures. Media coverage is often quick to note Sophie’s family background; an art pedigree originating with her great grandfather, Henri Matisse. Britain’s Sunday Telegraph once referred to Sophie as “Art Royalty“, a term occasionally paraphrased when discussing this artist and her work. The Absentee paintings gave Sophie her first wide spread exposure as an artist in her own right, and would inform her work for years thereafter. In 2003, she added Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to the number of paintings she reinterpreted. In 2004, Sophie began a new series entitled, the “Zebra Stripe Paintings“. Once again borrowing historically significant images from art history, only this time, weaving them with her own abstract imagery through a zebra stripe shaped pattern. The borrowed images, though, are more obscured as they are forced to share the canvas space with her colorful contemporary abstractions, rendering the familiar images less identifiable. Even the artist herself, has often joked that her Dyslexia may have actually helped her in creating these works. The series has been compared to James Rosenquist’s later works, juxtaposing and overlapping seemingly unrelated imagery. Sophie continued to explore and develop her unique perspective with her next series, Ribbons in 2008. In this series, she divides the surface into brightly colored interlocking shapes and introduces enlarged details from her smaller gouache paintings done years earlier. Only a sparse floating ribbon makes reference to the recognizable paintings of the past. In Sophie’s 2012 series, It’s Time, the awareness of the passage of time takes precedence as she lets go entirely of any references to art history. Exploring new imagery, such as Arabic calligraphy, even at times reorienting the words. These collage like paintings are filled with calligraphy displaying photographic images of luxury brand watch faces, suggesting the continual passage of change. By incorporating language, Matisse expands the realm of seeing to include reading. Either for the meaning of the words or simply for the visual impact of the letterforms. This flickering between seeing and reading reverberates throughout this series only to continue more so in her following work. Currently, Sophie is working on a new series of small intimate gouache works on paper in which she continues to explore the nature of life’s continuously evolving perceptions. Using her her own imagery coupled often with iconic commercial and luxury brand logos, words and numbers, one’s attention is consistently refocused and reconfigured through the interaction of these varying vocabularies that the artist has layer out for us too, to explore.

Artist: Sophie Matisse

Sophie MatisseFirst R Jump'n II by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas, 2010

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First R Jump'n II by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Fish R Jump'n II 2010 Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas Image Size: 30" x 50" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notorie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Pigment

Sophie MatisseDolce by Sophie Matisse - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 43" x 60" - Painting, 2008

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Dolce by Sophie Matisse - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 43" x 60" - Painting

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Dolce 2008 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas Image Size: 43" x 60" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notoriety for her series, Be Ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Pigment

Sophie MatisseWitness by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas - 54" x 38", 2011

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Witness by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas - 54" x 38"

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Witness 2011 Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas Image Size: 54" x 38" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notoriety for her...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Pigment

Sophie MatisseBridge by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas - 38" x 56", 2011

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Bridge by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas - 38" x 56"

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Bridge 2011 Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas Image Size: 38" x 56" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notoriety for her ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Pigment

Sophie MatisseHi Noon by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas, 38" x 40", 2010

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Hi Noon by Sophie Matisse - Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas, 38" x 40"

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Hi Noon by Sophie Matisse 2010 Pigment Print and Gouache on Canvas Image Size: 38" x 40" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Pigment

Sophie MatisseLion's Den by Sophie Matisse - Contemporary Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 47" x 62", 2005

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Lion's Den by Sophie Matisse - Contemporary Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 47" x 62"

By Sophie Matisse

Located in Chicago, IL

Lion's Den by Sophie Matisse 2005 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Image Size: 47" x 62" Born in 1965, Sophie Matisse is an international contemporary artist. She initially gained notori...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Elizabeth Gregory-GruenFreehand Cut with Surgical Scalpel on 2 ply Museum Board: Red & White Strip-Out', 2015

$3,750

H 23 in W 19 in D 3 in

Freehand Cut with Surgical Scalpel on 2 ply Museum Board: Red & White Strip-Out'

By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen

Located in New York, NY

“CUT WORK” is an evolving examination of emotion experienced through the inspired meeting of blade and paper. Beginning with the featureless plane of a blank paper canvas and a surge...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Gouache, Plexiglass, Adhesive, Board

Meredith WalkerPeculiar Bloom - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas, 2026

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Peculiar Bloom - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerSun No.5 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, 2026

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Sun No.5 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerAll Living Things - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas, 2024

$4,150

H 66 in W 50 in

All Living Things - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker's “All Living Things” is a stunning example of contemporary folk art that blends botanical motifs and symbolic imagery to evoke a sense of interconnectedness and harm...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Luis Alexander Rodríguez (Ie-Xiua)Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting in Green with Penguin, "The Forgotten", 2025

$750

H 31.5 in W 24.81 in D 0.4 in

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting in Green with Penguin, "The Forgotten"

Located in Bogotá, Bogotá

Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas in shades of green, created with professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt oil paints. The surface is built up through successive la...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Cotton Canvas

Meredith WalkerSun No.8 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, 2026

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Sun No.8 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerRule of Threes - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas, 2026

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Rule of Threes - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerMemory Stack I - Modern Abstract Folk Art Inspired Floral Painting on Raw Canvas, 2025

$1,035

H 20 in W 20 in

Memory Stack I - Modern Abstract Folk Art Inspired Floral Painting on Raw Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker’s "Memory Stack I" is a luminous work of contemporary folk art that combines symbolic imagery with a meditative simplicity. This original acrylic and gouache painting...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerSun No.13 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, 2025

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Sun No.13 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Meredith WalkerSun No.11 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, 2025

$545

H 12 in W 12 in

Sun No.11 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

By Meredith Walker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Apostolos ChantzarasDemocritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series, Pop contemporary blue bird painting, 2016

$2,600

H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 2.37 in

Democritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series, Pop contemporary blue bird painting

By Apostolos Chantzaras

Located in Dallas, TX

Democritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series is an iconic Greek Owl painting on Fabriano paper. The painting is in a beautiful silver wooden box frame. APOSTOLO...

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2010s Contemporary Sophie Matisse Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Nino TolomashviliGeorgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled, 2026

$250

H 5.91 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

By Nino Tolomashvili

Located in Paris, IDF

Watercolour & gouache on paper Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies...

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