Henri Matisse
French, b. 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France — d. 1954, Nice, France
Henri Matisse is widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the twentieth century. He sought to use color as the foundation for expressive, decorative, and often monumental paintings. As he once controversially wrote, he sought to create an art that would be a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair. Still life and the nude remained favorite subjects throughout his career. North Africa was also an important inspiration. Towards the end of his life, he made an important contribution to collage with a series of works using colorful cut-out paper shapes. He is also highly regarded as a sculptor.
Douglas Flanders has represented Matisse for nearly 40 years. We have sold countless prints, drawings and sculpture, many of which are coming back on the market. If interested please inquire for current availability.
Plate 173. Florilege des Amours de Ronsard
1948
Lithograph in sanguine illustrating the poetry written by Pierre de Ronsard
Printed on Arches paper
Total Ed. 320, this comes from album number 136
Published by Albert Skira
Printed by L’Atelier Mourlot
14 x 11 in
35.6 x 27.9 cm
(HMa.002)
Plate 145. Florilège des Amours de Ronsard
1948
Lithograph in sanguine illustrating the poetry written by Pierre de Ronsard
Printed on Arches paper
Total Ed. 320, this comes from album number 136
Published by Albert Skira
Printed by L’Atelier Mourlot
14 x 11 in
35.6 x 27.9 cm
(HMa.001)
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