HENRI MATISSE

Matisse's Process

Matisse is a beautiful artist. That was his major contribution to the world, his understanding and delivery of beauty. People tend to be instinctually drawn to him without particularly knowing why. I put it down to the simplicity of form and colour that create a bold and innocent view of the world.

The lithographs below are a brilliant overview of his work and are all images of his most famous works in museums around the world.

 

La Dance

Lithograph - Matisse painted for Verve a replica of his large painting La Danse, Verve No. 4, 34 x 38.5 cm, 1938

$4,000

 

Blue Nude IV

Colour lithograph - Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse 1950 - 1954, Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, Realised by the artist in gouache painted paper, cut with scissors and stuck down, the proofs were printed under the direction of Matisse in 1954, printed by Mourlot Brothers 28 July 1958, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm , 1952

POA

 

La Gerbe

Colour lithograph of the Cut-Out, published in Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, Realised by the artist in gouache painted paper, cut with scissors and stuck down, the proofs were printed under the direction of Matisse in 1954, printed by Mourlot Brothers 28 July 1958, 35.5 x 52.5 cm paper size, 1953,

POA

 

Femmes et Singes

Women with Monkeys - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 52.5 cm, 1952

$2,500

 

 

La Picine

The Swimming Pool (B), Marquette for ceramic - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 103 cm, 1952

$3000

 

Nuit de Noel

Christmas Eve (maquette for a stained glass window) - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1951

$1,500

 

La Negresse

The Negress - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 52.5 cm, 1952

$2,000

 

Venus

Colour lithograph - Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse 1950 - 1954, Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, Realised by the artist in gouache painted paper, cut with scissors and stuck down, the proofs were printed under the direction of Matisse in 1954, printed by Mourlot Brothers 28 July 1958, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm  (item number 927), 1952

$2,000

 

Les Acrobates

The Acrobats - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1952

$2,000

 

Decoration - Fruits

Large Decoration with Flowers and Fruit (maquette for ceramic) - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 78.3 cm, 1953

$3,000

 

Lierre

Ivy - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1953

$1,500

 

Souvenir D'Oceanie

Memory of Oceania - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1953

$1,800

 

Lierre en Fleur

Ivy in Flower (design for stained glass window - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1953

$1,800

 

Acanthes

(Maquette for ceramic) - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 52.5 cm, 1953  

$1,900

 

Bateau

Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1952

$1,000

 

Coquelicots

(Design for stained glass window) - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, size 35.5 x 52.5 cm, 1953  

$1,750

 

Rosace

(Design for the stained glass window d'une Chapelle Protestante) - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1954

$1,000

 

Le Pas du patineur

Colour lithograph of the linograph cat. raisonne plate no 260, printed by Mourlot Brothers, published in Verve No 4, 35.5 x 26.5 cm, 1938

$1,000

 

Etude pour le livre "La Religieuse Portugaise"

Lithograph, 32 x 24.5 cm, edition 800, 26 x 21.5 cm, 1972

$2,200

 

Danseuse Creole

Creole Dancer - Lithograph - Verve IX Nos. 35 & 36, paper size 35.5 x 26 cm, 1950

$1,700