Jenne Fille en Blance Surune Chaise Longue
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Image Code: HM81
- Date of Work: 1948
- Medium: Heliogravure
- Signed: Signed in Plate
- Suite: Villa Le Reve
- Published by: Mourlot Frères
About the work
In 1943, with the war raging, seventy-four-year-old Henri Matisse found his perfect refuge in Villa Le Reve in Vence, a hill town a few miles from Nice on the Cote d’Azur.
He wrote to hi...show more
About the artist
Henri Matisse 1869-1954 In a career that spanned 60 years artist Henri Matisse worked in all media from painting to sculpture and print making. Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant colour and exaggerated form to express emotion made him one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in December of 1869 in Le Cateau, France, he originally studied law and only turned to painting aged 21 when he was recovering from an operation. So taken by it that in 1891 moved to Paris to study art where he mainly painted still-life and landscapes in a traditional, academic style. However, his style began to evolve in 1897 when he was exposed to the work of Van Gogh. It was shortly af ...show more
About the process
Heliogravure
Heliogravure or photogravure, is a printmaking process that allows for a photo-like reproduction to be made of an original artwork.
Because of its extremely high quality...show more
one image available
45cm x 54cm / 18" x 22"
Other work by Henri Matisse
Suggested For You
