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The Blue Nudes is a series of collages, and related color lithographs, by Henri Matisse, made from paper cut-outs depicting nude figures in various positions.Restricted by his physical condition after his surgery for stomach cancer, Matisse began creating art by cutting and painting sheets of paper by hand; these Matisse viewed as independent artworks in their own right.
Starting in the 1930s, Matisse began to experiment with creating art by cutting paper into shapes. By 1950, he had primarily shifted to this mode of art making, perhaps because his health and disabilities made painting on a large scale difficult. [1] These "cut-outs" were often mural-sized and made from pieces of paper painted with gouache. [2]
Color lithograph on paper 64.5 cm x 49.7 cm Ann Arbor University of Michigan Museum of Art [28] [a] Black Leaf on Green Background: 1952 Gouache decoupage Houston: Menil Collection: Blue Nude II: 1952 Gouache-painted paper cut-outs stuck to paper mounted on canvas 116.2 × 88.9 cm Paris: Centre Pompidou [a] The Black Woman: La Négresse: 1952/3
The Sorrows of the King is a collage using cut out paper shapes by Henri Matisse from 1952. It was made from paper he had coloured with gouache paint and is mounted on canvas. Its area is 292 x 386 cm. It was his final self-portrait. [1] During the early-to-mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. By 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper ...
Henri Matisse, the French artist known for his use of vibrant colors, painted “Dame à la robe blanche (Woman in White)” in 1946, depicting Matisse’s neighbor, the journalist Elvire Van ...
Cover of Jazz by Henri Matisse. Henri Matisse’s Jazz is a limited-edition art book containing prints of colorful cut-paper collages, accompanied by the artist's written thoughts. It was first issued on September 30, 1947, by art publisher Tériade. The portfolio, characterized by vibrant colors, poetic texts, and circus and theater themes ...